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Chapter One

I’ Valerian

This is lorious The hospital rooers are buried in his thick, silky hair, and his lips are soft and sue skillfully—

Someone rudely clears his throat

I stiffen Before that ht of bacteria and viruses couldn’t have been further froes of post-nasal drip invadethe mood

Valerian draws back fro Felix, who looks extra thin without his robot suit

“I’m sorry” Felix backs out of the room “I—that is, the others… If you’re up, we should head back”

Head back To Goht

As much as I hate to have been interrupted fro back is an excellent idea Between the boost to my dreaetting to Mom is at the top of my priority list

“We’re on a post-apocalyptic world ravaged by a deadly virus,” Felix says, still sounding defensive “It’s not exactly a place to Netflix and chill”

Valerianwith his powers because he pales, turns on his heel, and sprints away

“We should go,” I say reluctantly, my eyes on Valerian’s sensuous lips

“To be continued,” he murmurs into my ear and strides out of the room

With a sigh, I follow

When I was brought to this hospital fro through the white corridors with ain so I wouldn’t see all the dead bodies sprawled around

The virus Icelus had planned to unleash on Necronia had made its way here first, with deadly results

The dreariness followsinside a circle of corpses that are standing upright That’s thanks to Rowan, the necromancer who left Necronia with us

As we approach, she pushes her signature steaher up on her head to coely colored hair—half of her head is bleached white, the other half is jet black Behind her is Fabian in his muscleboundbrown hair uncharacteristically disheveled and her blank eyes lacking the razor-sharp intelligence that always nome friend, and Ariel, Felix’s uber roommate, are with them also

Spotting me, Ariel flashes a radiant smile that shows off her uber-perfect teeth