Sarah is a young woman whose heart is guided by hope and loyalty. She believes in love, in promises spoken softly, and in the safety of those she gives her heart to. Nicholas, her closest friend, loves her in silence?deeply, faithfully?but never dares to confess, bound by guilt and loyalty to his brother. Sam, that brother, stands between them: charming, selfish, and capable of cruelty hidden behind affection.

As war tightens its grip on their lives, relationships fracture under pressure. Love is tested, choices are delayed, and betrayal quietly takes root. When Sarah loses her family to violence, she clings to what remains of her world?only to discover that the greatest danger does not come from enemies in uniform, but from the hands she trusted most.

What follows is a devastating descent into loss, captivity, and irreversible trauma, where innocence is punished and survival comes at an unbearable cost. While bombs fall and cities crumble, the novel reveals a deeper truth: some wounds are inflicted without weapons, and some deaths happen long before the body gives in.