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    ZAG: Dying Alive
    ZAG: Dying Alive
    ZAG: Dying Alive
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    ZAG: Dying Alive

    By Samantha Birmelin

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    Follow Em as she struggles through what's left of life after The Fall of society. Monsters roam the streets and lurk in every darkened corner. When her hiding place is compromised, Em is forced to cope with the realities of the new world. The man who found her presents her greatest challenge yet, the one thing that excites and frightens every human: new love.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBookBaby
    Release dateSep 27, 2013
    ISBN9781483509648
    ZAG: Dying Alive

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      ZAG - Samantha Birmelin

      9781483509648

      Dying Alive

      Dawn broke to the chilling chorus of the famished undead. Jake lay in a soldier’s state of semi-alert rest; his eyelids shot open at the first sign of movement. He stiffened and the body he held captive between his tense biceps instinctively froze. The moment of acclimation stretched as the pair mutually gained their bearings. The bluing of the night sky, the heavy snoring surrounding them, the updrafts moving with the nose-biting briskness of an October morning and carrying the scent of the dead. Like camping. Almost, Em and Jake each silently recollected.

      Em turned in toward Jake’s chest, inhaling his musky scent deep into her lungs. His hand caressed the back of her head, as he breathed her in. You sleep okay?

      Oh, I didn’t really sleep.

      No, you dozed off about two hours ago, he whispered against her ear.

      I probably haven’t slept two hours straight since...not without screaming violently, anyway. I didn’t, did I? she finished, glancing into his eyes with apprehension.

      "Screaming girls don’t usually fall asleep in my arms." Jake smirked even as Em playfully darted a fist into his midsection.

      Maybe next time I won’t. Her lips moved as quickly as her fist had, but lingered longer on the sweet curve of Jake’s mouth.

      His hand tightened on the back of her soft head of hair, holding her mouth against his. Their tongues danced with the excitement of new partners; one following the other’s lead, both reacting slightly clumsily as they changed tempo and direction. Excitement expanded into hunger; the urge as primal as the one which drove their pursuers. Jake slid a hand down Em’s back, cupping her soft curve before pulling her in to him. Her left leg rose over his, hooking up near his hip and dangling behind him.

      Ahem.

      That had to be the most awkward throat-clearing I have ever heard. What do you want, Six?

      The shadow of twilight masked the features of the young man’s face, but Em recalled the mild features beneath the innocuous glasses. Nah, nothing. I mean, I didn’t see anything, he added. I’m just coming back from, uh, taking a piss.

      Well, good thing you paused to put it delicately.

      Oh, shrugged the slight figure.

      Em sat up, rubbing her arms against the enveloping chill. Well I’m going to go test the waterproofing of those silicone seals over there. She extricated herself from the manly security of Jake’s arms. Moving swiftly to the indicated corner of the rooftop, Em disappeared behind a large rectangular unit

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