Sunrise and Ashes

Ren uncovered the council’s deadly secret, and it means make or break for the resistance. After experiencing the devastating capabilities of the combat-ready bioadvanced machines firsthand, the resistance and their allies realize that the council created the CAMs to wreak destruction wherever they cannot control. The choice is clear: annihilate the technological monstrosities and their masters, or lose everything they’ve fought for. Ren always knew getting out from under the thumb of the council carried a huge risk for everyone involved, but the price of overthrowing their overlords has become too high. The oppressive rule of the council hangs heavy over Ren's head and the entire world. With the CAMs in their arsenal, innocent lives will be sacrificed, hopes destroyed, and families torn apart forever. While some of the factions are prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice to prevent the council from succeeding, Ren refuses to spend the lives of the people they’ve been trying to free from tyranny. Love is a choice Ren never believed she would make. The freedom she’s been fighting for is closer than ever, and so is her destruction. Ren’s desperate search for hope uncovers an unexpected bond that could provide her with the answer she’s been looking for. But her solution could turn out to be more dangerous than the resistance’s plan. With freedom within reach, she must make a decision that will define humanity’s future. Can Ren bring an end to the council’s regime without paying for it in blood? If she can’t make the right choice, is she ready to lose someone again? Brittany Hester