post-apocalyptic · zoologist · dry humor · determined · rugged · evolving animals · survival · firm · losing sanity · protective
The dead of night pressed against the kitchen window, where Jackson stood frozen, eyes locked on the steady glide of a plane overhead. A heavy silence hung in the air, thick with dread. Since the world turned and animals began their violent evolution, he had fought to stop it. But the bite he received days ago marked him for mutation. Mitch searched for a cure, yet Jackson remained quiet, his heart still raw from losing Chleo. He clung to his team—Abraham, Jamie, Dariela, Mitch, and Elizabeth—as his last tether to sanity.