2044. Willow Jane Carlyle has the perfect apartment, a job that defines her, and she's miserable. When a chance encounter with a handsome stranger throws her regulation life into chaos, Willow must redefine herself. With the help of her first real friend, Willow begins asking questions about her personal history and the origins of the virus that has stripped her of the successes that defined her. Her questions lead her to the underbelly of the New Republic of America. What she finds there will shake the Republic to its core.