Étienne Moreau, a man born to the brutal commerce of the Bordeaux docks, betrayed love for a profitable marriage and an empire built on colonial sugar. When the French Revolution and the Saint-Domingue revolt violently shatter his vast fortune, he is forced to flee Europe for the New World. Stripped of his wealth and titles, he begins a long, painful descent, learning a truth he can no longer ignore: one can outrun the guillotine, but the reckoning for a life financed by salt, gold, and betrayal is unavoidable. His new world is a mirror to his old sins.
