Then

Awake. She was awake.

She sat up straight in the bed, breathing through an open mouth, Cloth nightgown clinging to her delicate skin. She stared at me, eyes without the spark I once found there.

She was alive, breathing, while moments ago she'd fallen dead.

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*Author's Note*

So here we are, at the gates to another world, one ravaged and controlled seemingly by death itself.

In this world, nobody is safe. Those who believe otherwise don't live long enough to see it.

In this story, we follow two cunning young women, Emily amd Gianna, whose every waking hour is spent fighting for their lives, and protecting everything that's left.

I hope you all become enveloped into this story as much as I am, and on some level begin to sympathize with the characters. You've read this far, so I hope this story has begun to interest you.

Thank you for all the support you provide to this novel!

-Jess