What began as a journey to save her own life and protect the friends she had come to love led Skylla Warden to an all-out fight for humanity and a struggle to remember the girl she was back in Morton, Alabama. Caught between her new identity and life before Lucenta, she now knows one thing: Nothing will ever be the same. There’s no running back to the man who helped keep her safe. There’s no comfort to be found in the relationship with her new allies. And there’s certainly no peace after what she’s done. All that remains is a shell of who she once was and a commitment to her role in leading the human race to Foundation Zero. No matter how determined she is to move forward, though, the past won’t let that happen. It’s right there, hovering, just waiting to pounce and drag her back to the place she fears most—into the arms of the enemy. Now, deception and betrayal are more than just familiar foes, more than the things her nightmares are made of. Now they’re her most valuable tools. But she’s not the only one who isn’t afraid to use them, and if she wants to save her fellow man and find even a shred of redemption, she’ll have to pay up.