My Nona always said, "Raven, life's a gamble, play the hand you're given". I'm not certain she meant surviving an apocalypse. In one cataclysmic event, the civilization of modern-day America disappears. I'm tossed into a dangerous and violent new realm, struggling with my insecurities, questioning my morality, and fighting to protect those within my care. As if that isn't enough, I've raised the stakes and saved a man's life. He's everything I never knew I needed, and he's not even human.