Imagine a world where the governmental controls dictated by today's Patriot Act have been taken to their terrifying conclusion . From the ruins of global war, a new United States has risen. For Alex, a rising young officer on the Notification Unit, life is good. He follows orders and the Termination Team does the rest. Until he meets his latest case. She's beautiful, intelligent, and she has her own child, a privilege enjoyed solely by the elite ruling class of Governors. Smitten, Alex puts his career and ultimately his life on the line to save the woman and her child from their fate. On the run from his former colleagues, the horrible secrets of his previous existence are revealed: cloning, brain implants, and forced breeding. Following his heart, Alex discovers an underground network of rebels dedicated to overthrowing the Governors and establishing an outpost of freedom beyond the walls of the Security Zone. For themselves, for their future, and for the once-forbidden promise of having children of their own, Alex and his confederates realize they must make their final stand against the Governors. And as they do, Alex discovers the ultimate truth: the price of liberty-and love-is Eternal Vigilance.