Survival Series by Rebecca Clare Smith

I snorted softly. “You expect me to believe that you came to town looking for a cure? I’m not stupid, Zander. There is no cure. There never will be.”“Oh there is,” he assured, staring right at me. “There has been for years.”Decontaminated. Deflowered. Defunct.Cadence Laurence has suffered pain and humiliation at the hands of the town committee, but the saving grace of her torture means nothing when her brother, Alex, and his girlfriend, Kitty, break the rules for the last time... moreI snorted softly. “You expect me to believe that you came to town looking for a cure? I’m not stupid, Zander. There is no cure. There never will be.”“Oh there is,” he assured, staring right at me. “There has been for years.”Decontaminated. Deflowered. Defunct.Cadence Laurence has suffered pain and humiliation at the hands of the town committee, but the saving grace of her torture means nothing when her brother, Alex, and his girlfriend, Kitty, break the rules for the last time.Now the only place they have left to go is on the run in the unforgiving Wastelands, a place where sand spiders and the Infected become the least of their problems when Cady’s ex-lover escapes her darkened past and deepens their plight with an agenda of his own.Dodging Wastelanders out for blood and Kitty’s father determined for revenge, can Cadence avoid a bite from the Infected long enough to save her two wards and escape or will her ex-lover’s plans destroy them all?Warning: Mature content with reference to criminal, adult themed acts that may serve as triggers. less

“But Zander found a cure,” Kitty’s voice replied, a squeak in the void.A snort sounded. “Zander’s never coming back. He only cares about himself. He won’t be back for us.” An angry pause. “She’s going to die & become one of them. We’ll have to kill her.”“Then what was the point in saving me,” I murmured, weakly opening my eyes.Hunted. Haunted. Heartbroken.Far from improving, Cadence Laurence’s problems have only gotten worse with the uncrowned queen of the Wastelanders out for her blood... more“But Zander found a cure,” Kitty’s voice replied, a squeak in the void.A snort sounded. “Zander’s never coming back. He only cares about himself. He won’t be back for us.” An angry pause. “She’s going to die & become one of them. We’ll have to kill her.”“Then what was the point in saving me,” I murmured, weakly opening my eyes.Hunted. Haunted. Heartbroken.Far from improving, Cadence Laurence’s problems have only gotten worse with the uncrowned queen of the Wastelanders out for her blood. Literally.Trapped in a prison of her own making, with two wards that she has only lied to, & plagued by the ghost of her ex-lover, it seems like Cadence will never escape. Supplies are dwindling & so is her health. How long will it take for Alex & Kitty to uncover the truth & see the blood on her hands?Not to mention the blood she has yet to spill… less