In the aftermath of a global collapse, two young women-Riley, a hardened survivor, and Tara, a bright spirit with fire in her soul-find one another in the ruins of the world. Together, they reactivate an old signal tower atop a forgotten mountain, unknowingly lighting the first beacon of hope the world has seen in years. Their signal draws survivors from across the wastelands-engineers, children, farmers, artists-and a new community begins to form around the blinking tower. As they dig roots into the soil of second chances, Riley and Tara begin to heal, not just from the scars of the world, but the ones within. But in the shadows of the south, another settlement watches. Larger. Sharper. Marked by military discipline and a ruthless ideology, the Wolves believe the new world isn't for sharing. Hope brought them together. Now it may be the very thing they have to defend.