Valor Amidst Decay By: AJ Somers

I won't expect anything less than savage in this world.
Even if I have to be a monster to protect my own."

Ending her vacation on a high note, Dahlia Danaher thinks nothing of the mass flight cancellations — until she’s in the strangely quiet terminals of LAX. Then she hears it. The sound of the undead, transforming those around her into something other.

Something rabid.

As chaos unfolds, Dahlia’s protective instincts cement her path to clash with a man veiled in mystery. Someone who is no stranger to darkness.

Growing up as the brother of an Oyabun, Ren Ryūko is used to protecting his own— whatever the cost. He never expected to be indebted to a stranger. But Dahlia is less of a liability than she appears…

Thrown together amidst death, the unexpected craving for more than survival clutches Dahlia and Ren. As they battle the relentless decay, the past fights to resurface. Not only the shadows lurking within Ren’s mind but someone that Dahlia thought forgotten.

Somebody not willing to let her go.

Tropes: Slow burn, angst, protective MMC, suspense, Zombies ✨ But more✨, found family.