What happens when you believe the wrong people?
For the first time in over 300 years, Harper's village refused to sacrifice its Orphans to the almighty Sovereign-until the gods appeared and took the children by force.
Now, Harper and her friends find themselves in the underground city of Elysium that was only a few miles away the entire time.
And the Sovereign aren't gods at all.
Harper and her friends must make a choice: return to the surface for a few short years before succumbing to an inevitable illness, or stay in Elysium and help save humanity.
If only they knew that the villagers above have received a chilling new message from the Sovereign, and they will heed it with reckless abandon.
We took what was owed. Repent or pay the price.