In the city of Leningrad, under the glow of golden skies and translucent twilights, two sisters, Tatiana and Dasha Metanova, embrace the promises of youth and love. Their lives are filled with hope until Hitler's armies launch a relentless attack on Russia, turning their world upside down.

Amidst the chaos, Tatiana meets Alexander, a brave young officer in the Red Army. Strong and self-confident, yet guarding a mysterious and troubled past, he is irresistibly drawn to Tatiana—and she to him. Their passionate connection blossoms even as starvation, desperation, and fear grip their city during the merciless German siege.

But Alexander harbors a dangerous secret—a secret as devastating as the war itself. As their impossible love threatens to tear the Metanova family apart and expose the truth he so carefully protects, Tatiana and Alexander are swept up in the brutal tides that will change their lives forever.