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eyes. No amount of sprucing up could hide the fact that the Department of

Mathematics and Computer Science at Santa Clara University was in a

basement. At least my new office has a window, he thought, even if it was one of

those long, narrow, almost near the ceiling kinds of a window. Sunlight still

streamed through it, unlike his first office at the university in Galway, Ireland,

not far from where he had grown up. That windowless hovel had felt like a

dungeon.

Walter checked his watch: seven forty-five a.m. Enough time for a cup of

tea, he thought, his mind already jumping ahead to his lecture. He reached for

his keys but froze mid-motion—shouting, then a strangled scream from the

hallway. What on Earth, he thought, hurrying to the door.

Walter would never forget the sight that awaited him. Allison Landry

(Advanced Calculus) and Sebastian Nichols (Automata Theory and Formal

Languages) sprawled on the floor at the bottom of the stairs that led down to the

basement from the building’s south entrance. A slight woman in her early sixties,

Allison had knocked the younger and stronger Sebastian to the ground. She was

ripping Sebastian’s throat out with her teeth. Bright-red blood spurted in high,

thin arcs before spattering on the worn linoleum. Sebastian’s strangled gurgles,

punctuated by Allison’s animal-like grunts, sent cold shivers up Walter’s spine.

Sebastian flailed without effect against his attacker.

For a moment, shock rooted Walter where he stood.

Holy Mother of God!

Walter dashed toward them and grabbed one of Allison’s arms. Allison

turned and lunged at him, Sebastian’s blood dripping from her chin, then

abruptly jerked back. A very tall, slender young man had grabbed Allison’s other

arm, a visiting assistant professor but from a different department. Walter had

met him but couldn’t remember his name. He was so slender he looked like he

would blow over in a breeze, but he held Allison fast. Allison snapped and

snarled between them like a rabid dog.

“What the hell is wrong with her?” the Visiting Assistant Professor asked.

Walter couldn’t answer. He didn’t know how to process what he was seeing,

nor interpret it.

“Get something to tie her up!” Visiting Assistant Professor shouted.

No one heard him above the din of people streaming into the narrow corridor

that ran the length of building. Allison thrashed like a wild animal. Despite her

wasted appearance, Walter could barely keep hold of her arm. Her strength was

simply unbelievable. They had to get her restrained before she hurt anyone else.

Walter looked around for something that might work when he spied an extension

cord hanging on the corner of an AV cart just a few feet away.

“I’m going to grab that cord from the cart,” Walter said. “I’ll only be able to

keep one hand on her arm. Hold tight!”

Visiting Assistant Professor nodded. His fine sandy-colored hair fell into his

eyes before he tossed his head to clear his line of vision. Walter reached for the

cord. He almost lost his grip on Allison’s arm, but Visiting Assistant Professor

proved loads stronger than he looked. Together, they tied Allison to a chair.

Walter turned to see Jan Sieszchula, the department chair, trying to staunch

the wound on Sebastian’s neck with a gym towel. Sebastian had become very

still. Walter could see he was not breathing.

“I think he’s gone. Why don’t you let me take over?”

“The ambulance will be here soon, Walter. They can help him!”

🧾In This Book____________________

Surviving the zombie apocalypse was hard…

…but finding true love might be fatal.

Urban farmer Miranda Tucci is lucky to be alive in what’s left of California’s Silicon Valley, despite a love life that’s dead on arrival. Then an old flame turns up and she wonders…

…does her DOA love life have a pulse?

Or will the ghosts of her past collide with the present?

A ruthless governing council controls the cure for the zombie virus. If Miranda joins a plot to steal it, will the vaccine be used for political advantage, or can she survive long enough to usher in a new age of civilization?

It’s only the fate of humanity suddenly resting on her shoulders.

If she can bring her love life back from the dead…

…how tough can saving the world be?