Outskirts Press, INC.

Stay Close, Listen, and Stay Alive

Katie has spent most of her life trapped inside a secret military medical facility. Suffering from a mysterious illness, she has never experienced the outside world. While those around her insist the isolation is necessary, freedom remains her greatest dream. When a terrifying outbreak turns her world upside down, Katie is forced to flee the only home she has ever known. Thrust into a world she barely understands, she quickly discovers that survival is far more dangerous than she imagined. Her only chance may be Chris, the man who saved her and is willing to risk everything to protect her. As they struggle to build a life beyond the facility’s walls, the nightmare refuses to stay behind. Pursued by deadly threats and surrounded by uncertainty, Katie must learn who she can trust, what she is willing to fight for, and how much freedom is truly worth. In a shattered world where danger waits around every corner, Katie faces an impossible choice: remain the frightened girl she once was or become the survivor she was meant to be.