When Maryam arrives back at Onewere and tries to loosen the Apostles' religious stranglehold by sharing the miraculous remedy for the deadly plague known as Te Matee lai, she finds herself captured once again--prey to the Apostles' deadly game.
Escaping the tyranny of the Apostles of The Lamb cult on the post-apocalyptic island of Onewere, Maryam and her three companions search desperately for a welcoming island, as romance blossoms for Maryam and Joseph.
On the post-apocalyptic island of Onewere, Maryam lives a cloistered life, chosen as a young child to fulfill religious duties and join the island's spiritual leader when she reaches puberty--a fate she tries to escape after learning the truth.
