In the wake of a devastating zombie apocalypse, the world as it was is gone. Society has crumbled, and the dead now walk the earth, relentlessly hunting the living. Amid the chaos, two unlikely survivors are forced to come together in a fight for their lives.
Cassie, a strong-willed young woman from a remote farm, had lived a simple life before the outbreak. Raised on the land, she's no stranger to hard work and survival, but nothing could have prepared her for the horrors of the undead. Alone after the loss of her family, she now faces a harsh, unforgiving world where every day is a battle.
On the other side of the war-torn landscape is Corporal Nathan Hayes, a private in the army when the outbreak hit. Now stranded and separated from his unit, he is a soldier who has lost everything, but he still carries the training and discipline of his military background. Wounded and on the brink of exhaustion, Nathan's survival instincts are put to the test as he navigates a world overtaken by the dead.
When their paths cross, Cassie and Nathan must learn to rely on each other's strengths and trust in the face of an enemy that knows no mercy. As they journey through the wreckage of civilization, they confront not only the relentless horde of zombies but also the remnants of a broken world where survival means battling both the undead and the living. Together, they fight not only for their lives but for a future in a world that's been irrevocably changed.
In a fight against the dead and the decay of humanity, they'll discover that survival comes at a cost, and in the end, it's not just about fighting the apocalypse, but also learning what it means to truly live again
Henley agrees to pretend to date millionaire Bennett Calloway for a fee, falling in love as she wonders - how is he involved in her brother's false conviction?
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Henley Linden's brother is in jail for a crime he didn't commit, and she'll take any job to raise the money needed to free him. Soon, she's agreed to pretend to date millionaire Bennett Calloway for ten thousand dollars, so his mother will ease up the pressure on him to find a wife. But once Henley is enmeshed in Bennett's world, he falls for her, and she starts to have feelings for him as well. Despite her romance with Bennett, as she grows closer to the Calloways, Henley realizes they are somehow involved in her brother's conviction. Journeying deeper into a world of wealth and conspiracies, Henley is forced to rely on Bennett, though doing so could cost her everything.
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