When13-year-oldseminarianSacramentoSantosjoinsaneworder,hehopestorisethroughlevelsofobedienceto“PerfectObedience”.Butthisprogressionprovestobemorethanjustaspiritualjourney.Sacramentoisadoptedbytheorder'sfoundingfather,ÁngeldelaCruz,andoverthecoursetheyeartheyfallinloveandsurrendertothemostintense,blissful,andcontradictoryepisodeoftheirlives.Yearslater,olderandwiser,Sacramentoleavestheorderregrettingthatepisode,andhedecidestoseekjusticefromhisoldtutor.