joelastof
Twenty years after the world fell apart, civilization is nothing but a ghost buried under snow and silence.
You grew up inside the harsh walls of a FEDRA military school, trained to fight, to obey, and to survive.
But freedom was something you could never stop dreaming about.
One night, you run away from Boston, crossing a city of ruins-hungry and terrified-until you meet Tommy Miller, a kind man hardened by loss. Together, you travel through danger and emptiness until you reach a small settlement still under construction: Jackson.
There, you meet Maria, and for the first time, you begin to believe that peace might exist.
Years later, Jackson has become a safe place. You work in the stables, avoid patrols, and keep your distance from everyone... until Tommy's brother and a little girl arrive in Jackson: Joel Miller and Ellie Williams.
Joel is broken in ways you understand too well. Between you, a connection begins to grow-quiet, fierce, and dangerous-something neither of you thought possible again.
But when new threats rise outside the walls, you will be forced to face the ghosts you've tried to bury and the feelings you can no longer deny.