About a year after the outbreak, Regulus finds himself as the head of a small group of survivors. Between carrying the burden of leadership with a quiet resolve and still mourning the death of his longtime lover-a grief he's never had the chance to fully confront-Regulus is also determined to find his brother, from whom he was separated when the world descended into a state of perpetual chaos. When enemy settlements leave him with dwindling resources and his community on the brink, Regulus must accept the proposition of the Underground Militia, led by no other than Effie and her mysterious, masked right-hand man who seems to shadow him constantly. Together they set out to navigate the world of the infected and the living-each as much