Only the Dreg survive.

In the ruins of San Francisco, California, survivors of an epidemic that swept the nation have pooled inside the cities, restructuring life as we know it, pitting the rich Golden against the poor Dreg.

After a particularly dangerous mission, which not only brought back Saya’s past but changed Kade’s future, Kade is at a crossroads.

A group called the Revisionists has joined Kade’s rebel Dregs to help them care for their sick but their support comes at a price. After Kade meets another Dreg leader, Kahina, he learns that she has ties to people from his past and holds secrets imperative to Kade finding out about his true heritage.

When Kade is asked to go on another mission, he refuses and says he won’t do anything for free anymore - he wants a favor from the rebels. The leaders, of course, want a favor in return. Torn, Kade agrees. He needs their help but knows he can’t trust all of them. The deeper Kade digs into his past, the more his beliefs collapse around him, and it becomes clear that there might be only one person who can help him.

As each mission proves more dangerous and deadly, traitors are revealed, and friends are lost. Though lives depend on his success and his ability to stay alive, Kade’s one goal might not be achievable. And that truly scares him to death.