After the bombs fall, survival becomes a desperate fight. Paula's injury forces the group to split in search of help, but danger waits at every turn. Charles, Rick, Shane, and Kristen race across broken highways, haunted by destruction and death at every stop, while Greg, Craig, Randall, and the others encounter betrayal, hidden agendas, and a chilling discovery — a working phone that should
have been destroyed in the pulse. As foreign soldiers tighten their grip on American soil, new alliances are tested underground in secret shelters, while overhead, American fighter jets clash with invading forces. Trust frays, Families struggle to stay together, and whispers of spies and informants
raise more questions than answers. In this gripping continuation of The Darkness series, no one is safe, and every decision carries deadly consequences. Who can be trusted, and how far will they go to protect the ones they love?