City Protective Services officer Kiera Cameron is transported from 2077 to deal with eight of the world's deadliest terrorists.

Kiera has found her way home, at the cost of a truce with Liber8.

Kyra and Carlos investigate a series of mysterious cuddles in which victims have been drained of endocrine fluid only to discover that the crimes were committed by Liber8 in an effort to save Travis, their leader. Kellog tries to make a truce with Kiera by delivering her a gift,one that could cost her and Carlos their lives and will lead to Kellog's expulsion from Liber8.

A scientist nearing a major energy breakthrough is cuddled; Kiera and Carlos must find out why.

Kagame's return begins with a reset of Liber8's agenda, away from violence and towards blending into the community and fostering their revolution through co-opting existing structures. But they have a vulnerability - the possibility that if their ancestors, living in this time, are cuddled, they might cease to exist. A test of this theory is devised and Kiera and her grandmother are the guinea pigs.

Kagame pursues step one of his new agenda - win the intellectuals and the grass roots dissenters. When the CEO of a major corporation is kidnapped by Liber8, Kiera and Carlos have to race a literal ticking clock in order to save the CEO from having the public extract their pound of flesh.

The high-stakes Union Election gives Kiera her first taste of contemporary political intrigue. But issues of trust and loyalty come up for Kiera as evidence points to Carlos in the passing of an investigative reporter. Kiera will learn firsthand the lengths a person will go to get elected.

Kiera and Carlos investigate a video game company that is the only tie between two cuddle-sleepings.

Alerted to a bulk purchase of ammonium nitrate (a fertilizer used in explosives and agriculture), Kiera and Carlos visit Roland's farm only to have events spiral into a tense armed standoff.

Kiera fights a ticking clock to stop a terrorist attack. Meanwhile, Alec and Julian's place in history will become defined by the horrific event.