Dead Quiet
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Last published Tue, Aug 5, 2025
The world didn't end with a bang. It ended with a file.
A whisper.
A choice.
One minute, Nova Rivers had a family. A home. A future.
The next, she was alone, standing in the ruins of everything she loved, watching the world rot from the inside out.
Now, a year into the apocalypse, survival means making hard calls and harder alliances. Nova doesn't trust easily not after what she's seen but when she crosses paths with a chaotic teen, two fiercely loyal siblings, and a bunker full of secrets, her quiet world of solitude starts to unravel.
Inside the bunker:
- A soldier with a smirk and too many secrets.
- A nurse who sees too much.
- A commander who might be hiding the truth about what started it all.
And a group of survivors who may just become the closest thing to family she's ever had.
But something's wrong.
The infected are changing.
Nova was bitten once and lived.
And someone in the bunker is watching her.
In a world where trust is lethal and love is a liability, Nova has one rule:
Don't get attached.
Too bad fate doesn't take orders.
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