In a time of unprecedented darkness and fear, Cornelia must decide if saving a stranger's life is worth risking her own. Gerrit Laninga is a known and hunted Dutch Resistance member in the time of the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands. Cornelia must summon courage to take care of him even though she is terrified for herself and terrified for her family, but most of all, terrified of the pain she might feel again if she allows herself to love Gerrit.