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Chapter One

Five months after the fall of civilization

It was only supposed to be an i so as common as the flu But then they realized by accident that it also prevented and stopped the spread of cancerous cells It had been hailed ide as a ht they had co monumental Well, they had, and it turned to shit and backfired in the worst possible way The ones who had gotten it started exhibiting signs of cannibalism and necrosis of the entire body

They becaht they were safe, that they were helping people, curing so Whatever was in the flu shots infected people, changed so inside the that wasn’t considered human It slowly killed them from the inside out, ical reasoning vanish

What raver was that all it took to have the healthy beco for death was a scratch or bite from the sick The incubation period for soed from person to person, but the end result was always the same

They beca Sparrow read about, had seen in ht would become a reality, her reality

How quickly things changed Even months after the infection, Sparrow still couldn’t believe how fast the world deteriorated It spread fro that affected the entire world Riots had broken out The healthy were killing off one another, and people were beco uncivilized and as ravenous as the sick alked beside them

The sound of a deep but low moan filled her ears despite the fact that Sparro they were trying to stay quiet She closed her eyes and clenched her thighs together She was currently in an abandoned building that she could tell had been a one down There were a ferenches and other tools scattered on the floor, a dented toolbox turned on its side with about an inch of dust collected on it pushed against one corner, and various other “shop” round

The front door hung froes; the bay door looked as if a car tried to drive through it, and the only ts had long since lost their glass Sparrow stared out one of the, but the stillness around her elcoer otten off

She covered her face with her hands and breathed out deeply Horong was it that she could hear Mason Stone and Asher Vincent fucking nowet because she could hear the it, and wanted to be a part of it Although it was selfish for her to think they shouldn’t continue with their… relationship, or whatever it was that was going on between theroup

They helped her three days ago when she had been attacked by one of the infected Sparro to take care of herself She wouldn’t have lasted this long if she hadn’t been willing to kill to survive, but she had been so tired fro, froeneral But as they say, Mason and Asher had been in the right place at right ti body away fro Mason sliced its neck and then proceeded to stab it in the skull three different times It only took one clean hit to the head to kill them, but she remembered vividly the look on Mason’s face as he killed what used to be a man

It was frighteningly vicious, and he looked like he enjoyed it immensely

They had then given her the choice to go with them or stay on her own It hadn’t been a difficult decision to h she survived thus far, she really didn’t kno er she could last Sparroas also sick and tired of having no one Solitude was a nasty bitch

So, she had gone with theiven her food and water fro in return, except for her to keep up with theainst trouble That said a lot about them, and so did the fact that they didn’t expect sexual favors as payave her