After being saved from the hoard by a handsome yet territorial stranger, Nex finds herself locked away in a hotel built into a mountain. Surrounded by strangers who would love to see her tossed out into the valley, she can't tell them that their lives might be in danger from more than just the zombies, or else she risks not only her life but his as well.

A Marina storyline

She couldn't stop what was about to happen even if she'd tried to. With her parents still packing up their old house in Connecticut, Coran Prast has to rely on her old friend Josie and her family. Junior year is starting and there aren't enough nerves in the world to prepare her for her first day with a bunch of kids she doesn't know, especially since she's there on scholarship. Her outlook on school and life completely changes when she meets Ather Elliott. As far as a high school crush goes, her infatuation with him is far beyond normal, as is his with her. The two quickly become inseparable and their lives begin to spiral out of control together. Will Josie and her family be able to stop them before they become each other's end or will their lives forever be doomed because of their feeling toward each other?