After fleeing slavery, Rielle James burns with the desire to topple OneEarth Bank and end its enslavement of young people as Contracts. When she learns that her friend Nathan has been sold to a logging company where Contracts die or vanish without a trace, she assumes a false identity and becomes a slave again to help him escape. Her act of subversion uncovers the horrific truth behind the OneEarth Bank's role in Contract disappearances and its link to a global pandemic. Can Rielle and Nathan escape and expose the truth before it's too late?