After being forced to kill her own son, Khalida begins to spiral into a deep depression.  With Jake gone and the Network in danger of falling apart, she runs away from Mack and everyone else she loves, hoping that they will be safer without her near.
However, Fate has something else in mind for Khalida, and soon she learns that  Vyktor had a secret that he was keeping from her.  His secret becomes her chance at redemption.
But atonement doesn't come without a price.  She will have to risk everything to find the answers to the mysterious events surrounding her.  Has Vyktor come back from the dead to exact his revenge?
The only way to find out is for Khalida to face her fears.  She must fight the monster that haunts her and save the one person that holds the key to  her past.