Kira always knew that her future in Vita Nova was predetermined: a mandatory death at age sixty, just like every other citizen. But when she falls in love with Will Foster, one of the city's revered volunteers, and risks everything to escape the city's iron grip, she begins to believe that a different life might be within reach. With Will and young Teddy by her side, Kira ventures into the Unregulated Zone, desperate to find other survivors and a placve free from Vita Nova's oppressive rule - a place where freedom still exists. Their journey brings them to Haven, a secluded community hidden deep in the Pennsylvania woods, led by the enigmatic Ghost. But Haven holds many secrets - secrets that could shatter Kira's fragile hopes for the future and threaten the tenuous bond she's forged with Will. When a brutal attack shatters the fragile peave she's found, Kira is forced into a deadly confrontation. Torn between protecting the people she loves and securing her own future, Kira must confront the true meaning of sacrifice - or risk becoming another victim of Vita Nova's cruel justice.