In 1924, tired of a life she never chose, Gorete escapes an arranged marriage and the suffocating control of her family, determined to claim a life of her own in the city. But her act of rebellion sparks a vengeful flame that burns her dreams to ash and twists her future into a living nightmare. Now, hunted by an evil that knows her name and her fears, Gorete must face the true cost of freedom, cutting, one by one, the dark roots trying to pull her back into the shadows.