Prologue

I got used to death before, after my grandmother, my uncle Peter, and a few of my parents' high school friends. I thought I'd be able to get used to it out here too, but I guess things are different when you're the one causing the death and when you have no one to help you get over it.

I wish I could do things right. For myself, for the people around me, and for the people I love. It never works out that way, though. I do stupid shit and it has consequences. I know it does, but I keep doing it. It's like my body will do anything to survive, but my mind wants the exact opposite.

This is not a story about love. It's not a story about heartbreak, but my life revolves around that. After what I did to him, that's all it can revolve around. I deserve death. He deserved to take me with him, but he didn't and I have to live with that.

--- A spin-off series to the After Death Series. This story focuses on a new group of survivors, including an apocalyptic orphaned 17-year-old boy from Ohio named Valentine Evans, as he, along with the rest in his group, struggle to make a life for themselves.

⚠Warning⚠ This story contains adult content and is intended only for mature audiences.