When the world begins to fall apart, Anisa Khalil doesn't have time to grieve. A social worker used to holding fractured lives together, she becomes the one others turn to as a fast-moving neurological virus spreads — collapsing systems, severing communication, and leaving the infected as something far worse than dead.Herbalist Amelie Ellison built her life on independence — and on knowing how to keep people alive. Blind and fiercely self-reliant, she's spent years shaping a world she can navigate on her own terms. But when violence forces her into the path of strangers, survival means placing her trust in people she can’t afford to need.Thrown together with a small group of survivors, Anisa and Amelie must navigate a landscape where danger doesn't always announce itself and every decision carries a cost. As fear tightens its grip and losses begin to mount, the distance between them becomes harder to maintain — and harder to justify.Because in a world coming apart at the seams, survival isn't just about staying alive. It's about who you choose to become — and who you find yourself unable to leave behind.