"Run." That's what Cole said as he crumbled to the ground. Everything changes when Alexandra escapes the coup at PharmaCorp. She must adjust to the fact Jane is no longer the villain. She's just an inept survivor traveling North toward safety with a group of hand-selected Fighters to help her get there. As they push into the unknown Death Fields in the Midwest they must fight Eaters, harsh winter weather and the dregs of humanity. Alex also must deal with the fact she may never see Wyatt again and that she left Cole for dead. One thing that Alex has learned is that in the apocalypse, can she trust that anyone is ever really gone?