Purenet is one of six wealthy Sanctions, formed by the Emperor and the Untouchables after a devastating world war. Only those born in Purenet have the privilege of living under the dome, protecting their bodies from the sun’s deadly UVA rays. Skylier is desperate to escape her underground confines and save her mother’s life. On a school visit, she hears something she’s not supposed to, and now she realizes that not only is her whole life a lie, but she is in grave danger… She doesn’t know who to trust, and her enemies are everywhere… even closer than she realizes. Now she is in a race against time to save not only her life, but her mother's and those she cares about. And if she fails, she'll suffer a fate worse than death..."

Trinity has spent her life living in the jungle, away from the Sanction world which the Emperor and the Untouchables created. Everything she knew about the outside was from murals on the pyramid walls, where she and the other members of the Enlighten tribe live. One day while out hunting, the dark presence of Death appears by her side, and she becomes the hunted… Dax has returned home to the Purenet Sanction, as his family holds his friends and loved ones hostage. Alone and helpless, he slips back into his old life… until true friends show him the way out. Skylier’s fate is sealed. Time is her only hope… to get away from her fear worse than death.

Save your family... Or save yourself... Skylier has survived the wastelands outside Purenet twice. Buts she’s still not safe. Corruption is unfolding in the place which she once called home, and it seems everyone is involved. Captured and forced to return to Purenet, she must face her fate as Xander’s Host. Will she be able to lead her new life as a Host and still keep her family safe, or does she already have the cure her mother needs?

Who are you without your memories? Skylier finally gets the chance to rescue her family and cure her mother. The only problem is Skylier and Rian will have to return to Purenet, the place from which they have been running. Meanwhile, Dax escapes from Aurum, and rescues the enlightened tribe. But at what cost? Fleeing to find Otis in Cedar, he is joined on his journey by the most unwelcome of guests...

Reunited and heartbroken… Skylier has been reunited with her family and subjected to the same fate as them, to be tortured by of the Chancellor of Purenet. The fear in Skylier's little sisters' eyes is more painful than any form of torture. Skylier knows Callie is broken and she’s her only hope to save her sister, and failure isn’t an option. Will Dax make it through the jungle of Cedar Sanction to get to his uncle Otis? Will Otis be the savory he’s hoping for?

Each Sanction has a different way of training they're Selected for the Sanction Games. Chancellor Norbu of the Cedar Sanction sends a talisman to the wasteland tribes to collect the Selected. Alton was sold by his father to a talisman. The talisman selected his replacement in the spiritual world. Gerel. Learn more about Alton and Gerel past before they met Skylier. Read as a standalone or part of the series.