Dead Moon: Song of Sorrow (The Dead Moon Thrillers Book 3)
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Jill dives into my arms and sobs. For a minute, I’m scared that she’s reverting back into a hunk of emotionless meat. But after she nestles into my arms, she laughs softly and whispers, “fuck it’s cold.”
I take off my jacket and wrap it around her shoulders as we walk back to our cabin. The cold stings my body, but it’s nothing compared to the warmth I’m feeling at having the real Jill back. It’s been hard not having my anchor around.
“Are you sure you’re okay?” I ask.
She shrugs. “I honestly didn’t know what was going on until I heard Deb screaming about them.” She tilts her chin toward the family in front of us. They’re following Dad while Jill and I bring up the rear. “It’s like I was living in a fog and couldn’t escape.” She slows and looks at me. “I killed my parents, Frank.”
I shake my head. “No, an alien virus did. The Unseen you killed weren’t your parents.”
Jill folds her arms across her chest, fighting against the cold and her frayed nerves. “I know you believe that, Frank, but I don’t.”
I frown. “I’m sorry you feel that way—I really am.” I put my arm around her and bring her in close, keeping an eye on our surroundings as we walk. “But I’m confident you’ll see things my way with time.”
Jill doesn’t answer me. She just eyes the family walking with us and keeps to herself, all while she grips her gun in her right hand. My wife is a very strong person. I really am confident that she’ll fully rediscover the woman she was before. But if she doesn’t, and she’s now this new, self-aware badass with a mean streak, then, well, maybe we’ll be fine either way.
Regardless, I’m not alone in this fight for survival anymore. The rock that keeps me grounded in all this is back, and I couldn’t be more thankful. This world we now call home is a savage one. We’re going to need each other now more than ever. Like the mother of two pointed out, finding food will be increasingly difficult with each passing day, and once our factory-made reserves dry up, we’re going to have to find another way to live.
But we will endure.
We will survive.
I grin, finally choosing my song. So far, all the tunes have been utterly depressing and centered around death. But my song isn’t even one of sorrow, it’s one of hope.
I've got all my life to live.
And I've got all my love to give, and I'll survive.
I will survive, hey, hey…
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