Planet Earth had been torn apart before even the smartest could figure out what had happened. Governments crashed, cities were destroyed, and all of human kind were taught a dark lesson; that they were not strong. They were utterly weak against the Brutes. Only few could survive them, and their tactics were simply to hide in the dark, and run if you were caught. A simple game of hide and seek, only, if you were caught, it most likely meant an immediate death sentence.
When Raine and her brother, Mort, find a colony of survivors; including Noah- a handsome man who was born to irk the life out of her, and Kay- a quiet boy who takes an immediate interest in her; they think they can get by safely. But this new world holds many dark sectrets, and they all involve Raine.
After being ripped away from each other, a young couple try to find each other as the world collapses around them. Do they even want to be together? Time is only gets closer and closer to zero.