At fourteen, Alis has never been outside her strict religious community.

But when her parents arrange for her to marry a forty-year-old man, she flees desperately to the dangerous, unfamiliar city.

She learns quickly that the only way to survive there is to become a thief?or worse.

Facing an impossible choice between a forced marriage or life on the streets, Alis seizes control of her own fate.

But the path she chooses sets off a disastrous chain of events that leave her accused of murder.

Steadfastly loyal, Alis must decide: will she betray a loved one or sacrifice herself?