To escape capture by Imperial soldiers, 16-year-old Eridale Storm leaves the only home she's ever known and drags her younger sister into the wilds of Mericon-the Empire that formed when America collapsed. Hoping to find safety with their mother who disappeared when Eridale was three, the girls follow clues that lead them across the country, but the empire hounds their every step.The journey draws Eridale deeper into the conflict between the Empire and the rebel Freedom Fighters, producing questions about Eridale's heritage, questions no one wants to answer.Caught between the threads of deception, rebellion, and betrayal, Eridale struggles to find out who she is. The answers she finds could lead the country back to freedom or shackle them under the imperial throne forever.Book 1 of 4. This is not a stand-alone book.