Death-cult leader Joseph Proffit has met his end! along with him perishes the secret method for manufacturing indigo, the substance that imbued him with godlike abilities. To the dismay of Naomi's family, she succumbed to the injuries Joseph dealt her during their final battle atop the abandoned Coast Guard station, Frying Pan Tower, thirty miles off the North Carolina coast. Both of their bodies were lost at sea when the one-hundred-foot-tall structure crumbled during Tropical Storm Gabriel. Naomi's beloved companions escaped aboard her dive boat, along with Joseph's final victim, who is on the verge of death. In the aftermath, Naomi's family has no choice but to rebuild their lives in hiding, fearing reprisal from the handful of remaining Apostle loyalists. Soon, their secret, dormant conflict will be thrust onto the world stage by a wealthy benefactor who funnels his personal hatred and unfounded grievances into throngs of ignorant followers. Is this the end of Naomi's family? Without her, how will they survive?