Uncovering the truth could cost him his life.Since entering the Safe Lands, Mason has focused on two things: finding a way to free his village from captivity, and finding a cure for the disease that ravages many within the walls of the Safe Lands. After immune-suppressive drugs go missing in the clinic, Mason discovers his coworker, Ciddah, may know more about the Safe Lands than imagined ... and may have an agenda of her own. But before he can learn Ciddah's secrets, Mason is arrested for conspiracy.Ciddah, Mason's brother Omar, and their friend Kendall are soon brought in as well and sentenced to Liberation---what they believe is death. But to their surprise, they are instead brought to a labor camp, where Mason and Ciddah begin to unravel the mysteries the Safe Lands have worked to keep hidden---and possibly find a way to escape.