In a post-apocalyptic world devastated by a social-economic collapse, Haven Segreti is forced to conform and serve as a member of an elite administrative pack behind the community walls of the New Republic. She faces difficult choices, torn between an illicit liaison with her mentor, Adrien, and a chance of a deeper connection with a troubled young man set on revenge.

Between submitting to the world or rebelling against it, between helping her friends flee to a better future, or saving the family she left behind.

Meanwhile, Adrien Damaso, the protege of the President of the Ruling Council, manipulates people and circumstances toward his own subversive ends, leaving a trail of gruesome murders in his wake. He may prove her best ally if he doesn't kill them first.

To the west, Nathan Hambrice wakes from a coma to find the world he knew is gone. With the aid of a military leader, Nathan travels east in search of his family and Haven's mother, Alexandra, whose family compound may have survived the collapse. However, Nathan's incursion into the New Republic puts him and anyone who helps him in grave danger.

As their paths collide, the three must navigate a dangerous landscape where their choices will determine not only their own fate, but the fate of a nation.

This dystopian thriller weaves engaging characters through an allegorical tale that plays American political theory against opposing ideologies and current social, political, and philosophical issues for a terrifying view of a future it may be too late to avoid.