She'd pay any price for freedom.except losing him. Khalani Kanes is shattered to discover that the man she loves no longer remembers her. Worse, he sees her as a threat. After guard-turned-rebel Takeshi Steele is captured by the government, a neural chip takes over his brain and erases all of his recent memories, leaving him bound and powerless. Though the chip is removed, Takeshi's memories remain broken, and Khalani can see distrust in his every glance. Devastated by the implications of the neural chip, the rebels plan a daring act of sabotage: blow up the Genesis dome and destroy the facility producing the chips. But first, Khalani and her crew must return to Desert Springs to reunite with Derek, the only scientist capable of breaching Apollo's Research Lab.

Of course, nothing is simple in the savage lands of the Death Zone, especially alongside the unhinged Captain Steele who remains caught between twisted love and heartless malice. After a perilous clash with the Sinners, Khalani and her friends discover shocking revelations about Desert Springs. With the secrets of Desert Springs rippling through the group, Khalani questions everything as they to travel to California in search of Prometheus.and answers. What lies ahead could destroy them all: it will take every last spark of defiance, shred of hope, and ounce of strength to simply survive.