The Story begins...

The story is about a protestant woman who is the last of her bloodline. She is jilted on her wedding day by the one true love of her life and falls into depression as a result. She also suffers the loss of her parents. Fr Peter appears to take control of her home, Linden Hall, and the running of her estate. He promises to bring it back to its former glory.

But in return she has a heavy price to pay. He requests that to do this, she must rear five small boys in secret.

Why have these children been sent to her? Why have they to be kept imprisoned at Linden Hall? Will Madame keep her end of the bargain? What are the repercussions if she does not?