After a month off to recover, Molly takes a calm road trip with Brian to meet her family and with plans of spending the 4th of July in the Florida Keys. However, having upset the balance of power through her actions, she finds herself with a mark on her head and the target of a hunt once more.
Linking up with Jason Richardson and the Special Forces Group Charlie Company, who were nearby tying up loose ends from the nuclear weapons manufacturing investigation, the pair find protection and purpose. The RDI team led by Trevor and Collin aborts its travel to join upon news of a transportation incident in the Florida capital city.
Realizing they are once more in the middle of a developing situation with payloads capable of massive destruction on their doorstep, the teams align and focus on solving the problem. Such a simple code word for weapons out of control and in the they must deal with one more set of Fallen Apples on their ground. This time, they must face off against old, powerful families with not just years, but centuries of smoldering anger behind their plans. And they find out that it had been the same foes all along.
Who survives the inferno and steps forth From the Ashes?