Misunderstandings in Alex's past life had severed ties between him and Leo, while schemes of Leo's brother, Oliver, made it irreversible.
Not until doomsday broke loose when, while Alex went on a mission, that traitorously-felt a deal with Leo's family, he was caught, and the sinister part of his superpower awakened: the vile strength that rendered him the enemy of mankind. Leo slowly started feeling that he was losing his humanity with Alex finding him and trying to do so by that time it was too late and Leo was already totally damaged.
To protect the new Leo, Alex began acting out, showing his true self only when the two were alone to heal Leo's scars but without gaining his full trust.
When an enemy used an omega to infiltrate the group of survivors, Alex quickly realized it, pretended to fall for the beauty trick, and took the omega into the forest to get rid of him. After all, it wasn't the first time they'd used this trick, and it always worked. However, Alex made a mistake because he didn't know the omega had a magical jade space around his neck, where another survivor was hiding, waiting for an opportunity to kill him. The last thing Alex saw before he died was the omega transforming his appearance, changing from omega to alpha, and handing the necklace to someone else, apparently another omega.
He wasn't sure why his vision was going dark, but all he could think about was Leo.
Reborn, awakened weak, sick, and trapped two years before the apocalypse, Alex must repair his relationship with Leo.
With the zombie apocalypse looming and the pressure from his family mounting, Alex and Leo must fight not only the future threat of the undead, but also the ghosts of their insecurities.
PAUL
I cheated on my fiancée.
Sophie and I were building our future. In love, happy, peaceful. Then she found a lump in her breast and I made the worst choice: I numbed my fear by sleeping with someone else. My worst mistake and my biggest regret. Now I see Sophie around town with him. She's radiant and laughing with people who actually show up. I'm trying to learn how to be a man who does. If she lets me, I'll spend the rest of my life proving I can choose her when it's hardest. If she lets me...
SOPHIE
I thought the promise was in sickness and in health.
But he buried his fear in someone else. On the same night, I walked into a bookstore and meet the gentle giant owner who invites me to his book club full of misfits.
I'm laughing again, I smile more than I ever have, I heal my heart.
My ex says he can learn to stay, but my bookstore owner keeps showing up like it's as easy as breathing. I don't know what the future holds; I don't know if I'll win this battle against cancer, but I do know I'm done wasting time on people that love only when it's easy.
CALLUM
She came in to Rivers & Rhodes Bookstore and asked for books with happy endings only.
I gave her a recommendation, an invitation, and an offer of friendship. Now, this beautiful brave woman is completely under my skin. I'm not here to win a competition against him. I'm here because choosing someone, second by second, is the only way I understand love.
Content Warnings: on page cheating, emotional and physical infidelity, cancer, mentions of vomiting, bleeding, surgery. Please be advised.