The novel follows the tense, dangerous relationship between Gurt, a sixty-one-year-old ex-soldier turned librarian, and Nadia, a rebellious nineteen-year-old left in his care by her neglectful mother.
Gurt lives by strict rules, shaped by a lifetime of war and violence, while Nadia lives to provoke, test, and seduce. Their coexistence quickly becomes a battle of wills: discipline against chaos, control against temptation. Scenes unfold twice—once from Gurt's perspective, once from Nadia's—revealing how differently they perceive the same confrontations.
Nadia pushes boundaries with defiance, games, and sexual provocations, while Gurt resists with cold discipline, punishments, and silence. Yet beneath their clashes, a strange bond develops: Nadia craves his strength and protection, and Gurt, though hardened and wary, finds himself drawn to her persistence.
The story explores themes of power, obedience, rebellion, and forbidden desire, written in a raw, uncompromising style.