A summary first, shall we?

Erik had lost it all in one night, but he was never one to be beaten by his failures. Haunted by his past, he abandons Paris and goes to Rome, a city he had once loved. He settles himself as a faceless architect and immediately becomes one of Italy's most renowned figures. Money and fame pours in, but the public's growing urge to see this mysterious Erik becomes stronger. And what happens when Erik discovers a small secret by chance? Would it be just that: a small secret he must keep? Or, would it be life altering?