Avery Brook's is a 12-year-old surviving in a world that no longer belongs to the living. She was alone, not that it made a difference to what it was before. All she knew was fighting and unloving relationships. She's always craved having a family, a real family. So why does it scare her when she's given the opportunity to join one? Especially when one man in particular tries harder than the others. ⚠️This book has mature themes such as abuse, sa, drug use, and suicide. They aren't constant, but they are there.⚠️

I hear footsteps behind me, when I turn to see whos they are I see a boy scramble to hide behind a tree before I can see him. "Why are you following me, stalker?" I tease. Carl comes out from behind the tree, "Don't call me that." I roll my eyes at the boy as I smile. - Isabelle Collins is a girl who doesn't trust easily. She, her sister, and her two best friends had lived in a church for a month, and when her sister goes missing in the woods and the church is discovered by a group of people, Isabelle is forced to trust them so they'll help her find her sister. • • • • • • • • • • • • This is a Carl Grimes fanfic but it is not solely based around the relationship between the main character and Carl. This book contains mature themes such as abuse, blood, gore, sexual assualt, underage drug use, underage drinking, mentions of suicide. I'll always put a trigger warning at the beginning of the chapters containing potentially triggering topics.