Reborn: Romance in the Apocalypse
He had held me tightly, shielding me from the bloody carnage outside, whispering that he didn't want me to see the horrors of the apocalypse.
Now that I stood outside the door, I realized—his head had been turned toward Lina the entire time.
The moment we reached the safety base, Oliver insisted that no survivor should be left behind. The rescue team had to go back.
They didn't refuse. They pushed through their exhaustion for a second trip. But the virus spread too fast. By the time they arrived, Lina had already been devoured.
Oliver hadn't shown much of a reaction.
"Well," he sighed, as if hearing about some nameless casualty, "it couldn't be helped. May she rest in peace."