Book is in French Métis, 1914. Aimeline Beaupré, eighteen years old, lives in the shadow of her sister, the frivolous and capricious Violette. More reserved than her elder, she shudders deliciously every time Darren McNeil, with whom she is in love, lays eyes on her. But the latter has plans for the future and, even if he struggles to contain the impulses of his heart, falling in love with his neighbor is not one of them. At the beginning of summer, the attractive worker leaves the coastal village to work on the maintenance of the Victoria Bridge in Montreal, leaving sweet Aimeline on edge. The young woman is immediately courted by Léopold Gauthier, her father's apprentice. However, if the devoted farmer is particularly enterprising towards her, she cannot get Darren out of her thoughts. As the highs and lows of fate follow one another, Aimeline will be caught by strong gusts which will lead her to the banks of danger. Will she manage to anchor herself to her hopes, sometimes tenuous, sometimes insane, whose intoxicating breath prevents her from drifting?