The day Rose got adopted was the happiest day of her life-the luckiest day of her life. For once, she finally had a place to call home; a place that she could turn to when she had nowhere else to go; a place where she belonged- or so she thought. The sweetness of the situation is quickly overrun by the bitter taste of her new mother's true intentions; she becomes not a member of the family, but instead a slave. For years, she is forced to clean up her siblings' mess and suffer her adoptive mother's wrath. Caroline is nothing but harsh to the girl and Aliza, her sister, harasses her like no tomorrow. Her one and only friend is a boy who truly believes he is helping, yet doesn't even know half of the truth. It isn't until Beatrice shows up that the secrets begin to spill.