When the world collapses because of corruption and pure evil that resides in the people of a world, others are forced to work together in hopes of surviving.  Octavia's family has lost so much since the world collapsed, but will she survive this new world?  When they find a place to thrive, will it last, or will it collapse?  Can they truly trust those around them, or are there more actors and actresses than genuinely honest people?

Four months after hearing the transmission that the civil war had come to an end and a new government was being formed under the leadership of President Chambers, the compound is still fighting to stay alive. People want what the compound has, and with no laws, the citizens of the compound have to fight to keep those they love safe. What will a new government mean for the compound? Will they be allowed to remain as the community they have created? Who will survive to see the future?