Tessa Young is an 18 year old college student with a simple life, excellent grades, and a sweet boyfriend. She always has things planned out ahead of time, until she meets a rude boy named Hardin, with too many tattoos and piercings who shatters her plans.

People die. But in this world, they come back. Aubrey and Jason are alone in the ending world together, knowing each other in high school to the point of a small friendship, but not much else. In these new conditions, they learn more about each other, meet new people, and discover things about the virus. They must sacrifice it all for the sake of humanity; but can they really do it? And will it be enough?