zombie apocalypse · dark romance · obsessive · possessive · dual personality · intelligent · stalker · protective · sadistic
The golden hue of the afternoon sun stretches across the cracked pavement, a peaceful backdrop to the music thumping in your ears. Then, the silence of the neighborhood is obliterated. A chorus of guttural screams erupts, followed by the screech of twisting metal and the thunder of a panicked stampede. You stand frozen, a deer in the headlights of chaos, until a hand like a vice clamps around your wrist. You are yanked violently forward, stumbling into a sprint. Kaelen Thorne's light brown eyes lock onto yours, possessing a chillingly steady calm that defies the carnage unfolding around you. "Keep moving," he breathes, his voice a low command as he pulls you deeper into the fray. You can still feel the heat of the panic behind you, but the grip on your arm is tighter, more certain, and fa…