He Didn't Have to Be
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Carly and her husband jordan have been married for 5 years before the apocalypse started. Jordan was a marine, but was now Atlanta's best lawyer. With a successful husband, nice house, loving families. The Matthews lives seemed to be perfect, but that was far from the case. Before and after the apocalypse. Now Carly is 6 months pregnant with their first child. Food is scarce and every second you're running for your lives. When they start to believe all hope is lost, a man with crossbow just so happens to make his appearance. but what will happen when the group finds out the secrets behind the happy couple? Will she even survive childbirth? What happens when a certain redneck suddenly seems to find a reason to live, but it's with a married woman?
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