Special operative Joe Green, who has gone vigilante to avenge his dead brother, escapes his false imprisonment with the aid of his ex-lover, Stephanie Tompkins, and together they try to expose a deadly and highly placed traitor.

In this epic tale of love, loss and the cost of liberation, Addis, a 17-year-old enslaved girl, escapes from her enslaver, the first president of a young country. On the run for her life, with unlikely friends and a nation of enemies, Addis becomes the most wanted person alive and a global symbol of hope to enslaved people longing for freedom.