During the turbulent reign of Emperor of rome Caesar, Alysia, of Athens, is taken from her house and oversubscribed into slavery once her father is defendant of treason. Paulus Valerius, the powerful Roman official emissary who purchases her, manages to pierce through her determination to hate her captors. She is forced to fly from Rome after Paulus' jealous step-brother, Lucius, involves her in a situation that could lead to her death. In the battle-torn land of Palestine, she finds love and acceptance, and meets a man named Jesus...who wish change her life forever. But in her flight from the intrigues of Rome to the palaces of Jerusalem, Alysia finds she cannot escape her enemies, neither the one who scarf her heart, nor the one who wants to destroy her.