The novel tells the story of Fuerte, a young man living in the countryside happy with his simple existence, until one day he meets a stranger who changes his fate forever. The two embark on a committed and devoted love affair, but when faced with the dark thoughts instilled in him by a superstitious and melancholy mother, Fuerte loses his lover's trust and will have to fight to win it back. He discovers that reality is a spectrum and finds allies who pepper his story with exoticism and empathy, but also more powerful opponents. On an adventure that is also an interior journey, Fuerte discovers not without suffering that wisdom, belief and love often advance together, along a path that may lead either to happiness or to disaster.