Since most of the world died on Death Day, I've been on the move with my little brother, trying to find a safe haven. The constant fight for our survival is wearing me down to nothing, as my walls grow higher with each new betrayal. Most days, it takes everything I have to keep it together. So when I finally get to Kicks' pack in Arkansas, the place seems too good to be true. Kicks seems too good to be true.

Just when I'm on the verge of accepting that Ive found somewhere safe for us, I realize there's one last threat that can't be fixed: ME. There's something dark and dangerous building inside of me, and this is one fight I don't think I can win…