In the seemingly-safe confines of London' aristocracy, a woman is attacked and left for dead. The cruelty enacted upon her shakes her deepest beliefs and nearly destroys her.
Decades later in the vermin-infested streets of the east-end, a girl suffers a vicious attack after reaching for faith at a local soup kitchen. Tormented by the evil enacted on her, she longs to influence change and begins writing expos s for a local newspaper. Determined to right the wicked wrongs she sees, her most damning expos shatters the man she'd least expect-a man who once offered her the greatest kindness she'd ever known.
Dr. Josiah Cairns and Lady Adeleine Ashton are toppled by the ensuing furor, and find themselves at a heartbreaking impasse. As Adeleine suffers secretly with a silent, frightening illness, her hopes and dreams slip one-by-one from her grasp.
Will forgiveness be offered after all that's been stolen? Will heaven's mercy vanquish hell's torment?