The book narrates the life of Elena, a young woman who has her destiny stained by suffering upon getting involved with John. A mysterious unknown man. On the moment that she meets John, she falls in love. Convinced that he was the man of her life, she decides to marry him. Some time after the marriage John reveals himself aggressive, violent and tends to have a cold temperament towards his wife. Disappointed, Elena feels alone and depressed. And so it starts a martyrdom which she never imagined to live. When love is confronted by the boundaries of tolerance, reason stops making sense. She, a young woman that dreamed to find her first love. He, a man who lives strapped to his inner world, tormented by his past and the ghosts of his memories, who feels incapable to live with a loved one. Misconduct, vileness and insanity. Will it be possible for love to survive through that? A tragic fate that will change all concepts of love. A love and passion story based in real events.