In the future, everyone who's bitten by a zombie turns into one... until Diane doesn't. Seven days later, she's facing consequences she never imagined. * * * * * As civilization collapses under a relentless wave of zombies, Diane and her friends take shelter in a military base. However, while she's rescuing another survivor, Diane gets bitten by one of the monsters. She hides it and runs away, knowing she only has days left to live. But she soon discovers she isn't turning into a zombie - she's turning into something else. --------- Excerpt: I looked up and stared. My reflection looked back at me in the mirror of the dark room. My eyes were literally glowing, there was no mistaking it. It was not a reflection of light, or any of the other excuses I had used or others had assumed. They were glowing a light sapphire blue color. It was not a bright glow, but it was definitely a glow. Glowing eyes were not normal. Okay, at this point I had to admit it, I was no longer normal. What was I then? For that, I had no answer [[Word count: 495,000]] Copyright August 2016. All Rights Reserved. Readers may not copy, alter, or steal this story. Fanfictions are allowed to use my *world* and *zombie rules* as long as credit is given. Cover was lovingly made by JimenaVivancoo.

Matilda and her boyfriend Matt are injured in a car crash and left stranded in the rural backwoods of Texas. All the commotion draws the deadly attention of a sinister family of cannibals who capture Matilda and Matt, separating them from one another until the mute butcher can take care of them. Matilda offers to teach him sign language in order to gain his trust and escape, but instead, she gains something else. His devotion.

Book 3 in The Family series The worst-case scenario happened. A victim of the Sawyers escaped. Even worse than that, this victim carried away the youngest, infant member of their clan. The only choice the family has left is to hit the road to avoid the inevitable persecution coming and they're dragging Matilda along for the ride. It turns out a road trip with the family is anything but boring. With a manhunt in progress for the unconventional brood and new trouble to be stirred up around every bend, a moment of rest is rare to find. Chaos isn't always a bad thing though. It does well to distract from the gaping hole left by the absence of their kin. Plus the rat twin's antics can be pretty entertaining to watch unfold. When the road eventually ends as all do and leaves the Sawyers at the home of their estranged relatives seeking refuge, the fun and games are over. Matilda thought she was leaving her grotty past and all her horrid memories behind her when she left the farm, but it turns out she only traded one hell for another. How will the family cope with the loss of one of their own? How far are they willing to go in order to evade being caught while on the road? What horrors will Matilda find waiting for her at the home of her new family's eccentric relatives? How much more will Matilda have to endure and conquer on the long road home?

Book two in my Leatherface fanfiction series. If you haven't read my first book, The Family then I highly suggest you do before reading this one. Matilda has accepted her fate of becoming the newest member of the Sawyer family and has almost forgotten about her past life, that is until a group of amateur investigators show in town on a mission to discover what happened to the missing girl, Matilda and her boyfriend Matt. Will they find her? Will she be saved? Will this group of friends even survive? Read and find out...