In a dystopian America, life isn't easy for Lacey DeWitt. In the last six months,her father has been killed, she and her mother were relocated to a tiny apartment, she's been pulled out of high school, and they're both forced to work in one of the government run factories. Things take a turn for the worst when Lacey is attacked one night on her way home from work. Forced to defend herself from the very people who are meant to protect, she flees in to the forest. Now, with the help of Eric, a renegade Boot and major hottie she met along the way, she'll need to survive hungry wolves, help out a pair of stray twins, and evade capture by the Civil Patrol. Can this 16 year old survive life on the run?

For two months, Lacey DeWitt has been stuck in the Casino. After being on the run for assaulting a boot, she was captured and has been relegated to the boogeyland of dystopian America. But if it's so bad, then why is everyone happy to be there? With a new group of friends Lacey strives to find the answer, but unearths only more questions and surprisingly, a new attitude.