The world ended quietly — not with fire, but with infection. Marley was drafted young, trained hard, and broken early. Viper was her commanding officer, her shadow, her obsession.
When Marley was bitten, she didn’t turn. She changed. Half-infected, half-human — a living contradiction. Viper refused to put her down.
Now they travel together: a soldier who feels too much, and a commander who pretends she feels nothing.