“How far will you go when you have
nothing left to lose?”
Two and a
half months have passed since that fateful night when Eve and Caleb were
discovered by the New America forces. Caleb was shot and taken prisoner while
Eve was returned to her father, The King. He later informed Eve that Caleb dies
in custody. Reginald, Head of the Press and leader of the rebel forces
encouraged her to go through with her wedding to Charles, Head of Development.
That way she can continue to be close to the King and carry out the rebellion’s
assassination plans. In a loveless marriage, Charles keeps up the pretense to protect
Eve, who he really loves.
With the
rebellion growing, the King has the girl schools relocated to the old hospital
in the city. Hoping to find her old friends Pip, Ruby and Arden, she and
Charles go to look for them. Locating her former school, she finds that her
friends escaped several weeks earlier. She wonders why her father has kept this
news from her. Reginald comes the next morning to finalize Eve’s assassination
plans for her father. Feeling a bit queasy over her role in the plot, Eve
becomes physically ill and passes out. Her father is worried about the
reemergence of the plague but the doctor assures them it’s not. Eve is
pregnant. The King is overjoyed and insists that he accompany Eve right then to
tell Charles at the construction site.
Knowing that
the gig is up (Caleb not Charles is the father), Eve is filled with dread. To
her surprise, Charles goes along and plays to role of ecstatic father. Later
she asks why he didn’t rat her out, Charles lets her know that he still has
hope that something more will develop between them. Feeling guilty, Eve begins
to wonder if she can leave Charles behind to die.
After putting
the assassination plot into motion, Eve begins to feel at fault about hurting
her father. Clara confronts her and tells Eve she is her only true friend and
has always kept Eve’s secrets. Eve begins to feel guilty about leaving Clara
behind as well. She must find Reginald to ensure the safety of Charles and
Clara after she departs. The rebel siege happens earlier than expected and is quickly
squashed when the outlying colonies don’t join the rebellion. Eve hastily makes
plans to leave. Gathering the necessary items for her escape, Eve is caught
before she can leave. Taken to her father, she sees that Reginald has been
detained as well. The King questions which one of them was poisoning him but he
believes it to be Eve. Trapped, the two attempt to escape. Reginald is shot. He
dies in the elevator with Eve. She makes it to the streets but Clara is
determined to leave the city with her.
In what way
was the rebellion thawed? How will Eve escape the City of Sand? What happens to
Charles and Clara? Can Eve reunite with the rebellion? Is the King of New
America overthrown? Will Eve be able to locate her friends? And what happens to
the rest of her life?
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