Carter Morales has always done what was needed to ensure the safety of those he's kept close. But when the people he loves are scattered and silence replaces their promises Carter is left with no choice but to set out for the Quarantines himself. A supposed safe zone where the rules are clear, the walls are high, and the cost of freedom is steep. But what he finds there is worse than anything he left behind. Trust is a liability. Hope is a setup. And when a familiar face from his past resurfaces, Carter realizes the real game isn't survival.
It's control.
And he's done being someone else's weapon.