He just wanted to see his dead brother one last time. Now he finally gets his chance .... *** The end of the world has arrived. Only several have survived. One being Tyler, a seventeen-year-old boy still trying to get over the death of his brother. But now there are worse events unfolding in his life. Like the lunatic he is journeying towards safety with ... the one who can't be trusted ... who barks at Tyler's every word. Or the girl he loves, who is changing, turning into one of the Cursed right in front of his eyes. Or the dark things in the alleyways ... the ones that screech during the night and scratch their claws against the walls of their refuges during the daytime. The end of the world has arrived, but it is only the start of the hell Tyler is about to go through. When the remnants of his dead brother come knocking on their refuge's door one day, Tyler must make a choice: embrace that who he loves and misses dearly, or walk away from this one opportunity that could finally make him happy again. *** - Long listed for the 2023 Cygnus Book Awards novel competition for Science Fiction - 2023 Readers' Favorite Silver Medal Winner in the Young Adult - Horror genre - 2023 Page Turner Awards Best Book Cover Finalist *** Trigger warning: this story contains themes/elements of suicide, violence, gore, swearing and sexual references which may not be suitable for all readers.