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In a world burned down to its bones, love isn't a promise. It's survival.
Kennedy Pearce and Daryl Dixon are two hardened souls bound by silence, loyalty, and something neither can name. When the world ended, they found each other. When it kept ending, they learned what it meant to lose.
Now every glance carries a history, every touch a question: how do you hold onto love when everything else is built to fall apart?
Their bond is raw, flawed, and undeniable, a connection forged in fire and tested by time. In a world where trust can kill you and hope feels dangerous, Kennedy and Daryl prove that some hearts still remember how to fight.
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Daryl Dixon x Female OC
Negan Smith x Female OC
The Walking Dead
(Seasons 3 - 11 + spin offs)
Please note, this book does include Daryl eventually becoming a father.
Additionally, after Season 11, the OC does get close to Negan physically/romantically.
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