Invasion of the Undead: The Second Wave

Prologue

Nicole's eyes shot open as she startled awake. She blinked letting her eyes adjust to the dimly lit room, as the remnants of the nightmare cleared from her mind. She smiled as she listened to the sound of his breathing as he slept. It had been three months since she killed Brandon, but the nightmares still plagued her.

The world was still a work in progress. They still had to watch out for zombies, but they were managing. Nicole, Jason and the other survivors had become a family. They watched out for each other and even went out each day in search of more survivors.

As soon as she was satisfied that the nightmare had cleared from her mind, she snuggled up against Jason's warm, muscular chest and went back to sleep.

When Nicole awoke again she was alone. She could hear Jason and the others downstairs. It was still amazing to her how close they had all become over the last three months. Nicole played there for a moment and listened to the familiar sounds of everyone talking and laughing. She slowly sat up, stretched, rubbed the sleep from her eyes, pulled back the covers and got out of bed. As she headed towards the stairs she slipped on her robe and then went downstairs to see her new family.

When Nicole entered the living room Kelly raced over,smiling, and hugged her.

"Nicole." She said, " You'll never believe what happened?"
"What?" Nicole asked, smiling back at her.

"Shawn proposed." she said, as she held up her hand revealing a beautiful diamond ring.

"Wow." said Nicole, "Congratulations!"

Kelly was so happy. She deserved it. Nicole had been able to see how much she loved Shawn the first day she met them. This is exactly how it should be. Nicole quickly went back upstairs and changed into some jeans and a t-shirt. When she returned to the living room, Jason walked up and hugged her.

"How'd you sleep?" he asked
"Good." she said
"No nightmares."
"Just one."

That night things seemed almost normal. They celebrated Kelly and Shawn's engagement into the early morning. It was nice to have something to celebrate. Nicole was worn out when she and Jason finally laid down that morning.

Meanwhile, across town in Brandon's old lair, his mate Bella sits planning her revenge. For the last three months she had been planning and preparing. She would avenge the death of her mate. Nicole and her friends had killed Brandon. She would get even with them. They would feel her wrath.

Bella only had a few loyal followers of Brandon's, who had stuck by her. First, there were twins, Brian and Brianna. They were both five foot six inches tall with blonde hair and almond brown eyes. Then there was Philip and his mate, Sarah. They both had dark hair and eyes but Philip was six feet tall and Sarah was only five feet four inches tall. The five of them were intent on avenging Brandon's demise.