Dark Sunlight
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Shane thought her biggest worry was passing her Culinary Anthropology exams, not surviving the end of the world. A quick trip for breakfast sandwiches spirals into chaos when a sudden outbreak tears through her neighborhood, turning a party into a massacre. Stranded in her family's empty house with Malikai, his chaotic brother Sylvester, and Dom-the only survivors nearby-Shane is forced to balance trust, danger, and her own resourcefulness. Food preservation, barricades, and uneasy alliances become her new normal, but the infected outside aren't the only threat. Secrets, betrayals, and shifting loyalties inside the house may be just as deadly. Survival will demand more than strength-it'll demand trust, experiments, and risking her heart in a collapsing world.
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