When Una De Waal's fiancé, Clive Opie is shot just days before their wedding, his murderer is apprehended. A letter in his possession describes Clive's untimely death, as a hired hit. A hit ordered by the leader of an obscure organization, located at Africalea House, a co-ed dorm at a university in Hopetown, Kansas, USA.

Plagued by night-terrors and dissatisfied with the police investigation outcomes, Una travels to Kansas to uncover the real reasons why her fiancé was killed. Enrolled in college and living at Africalea House, Una is set on a feat to overcome psychological trauma, while attempting a journey of self-discovery.

Embroiled in cultural conflict at Africalea House, Una experiences a series of mysterious misadventures, when a fellow student goes missing, another is found dead, and her own sister is attacked. Stumbling into a romantic relationship with a fellow African in Kansas, Una begins a tenuous self-acceptance through constant clashes with other characters at Africalea House, who have much to teach her about herself and the world.