Her eyes were shiny-bright and she blinked furiously, trying not to cry. She reached for the sky, pale blonde hair flying in her pretty face. It was the face reserved for particularly painful students and staff who dared cross his path. Neil harrumphed and dealt Janie a stern look, brows drawn tight. Hope blossomed warm and deep in Ros’s gut. The girl’s elbow jerked back and her fingers folded. How could they? How could this have ever happened? The world made no sense.ĭirectly across from her, Janie hesitated.
Holy f**king hell, they were really going to do this. The world slid sideways and she locked her knees, breathing hard. Never had she met such a pretentious, unattractive git. “Let’s get on with it,” said Neil, former head of the Math department. “I know we’re running low on food, but there’s no reason we can’t make a trip into town to look for supplies. She would explain why in a sensible and rational manner, using small words. She wanted to wrap her arms around herself, huddle down into the green school jacket she’d purloined from a student locker. Roslyn’s marrow was ice and her teeth chattered. The weak winter sun above them did little to combat the bitter wind. They even gave her a say, demonstrating that democracy was not dead, even if civilization had gone belly-up six months back, when the virus first struck.Īll nine survivors had gathered on the school steps. The hotly anticipated sequel to Flesh, Skin is set in the same universe with a different set of characters.In the end they took a vote on whether or not to trade Roslyn to the stranger at the gate. An uneasy partnership develops, but can a relationship with such a difficult beginning ever have a future? When circumstances force them to band together against a common enemy their very survival depends on their ability to learn to trust each other. And so begins his awkward courtship of the woman, with her chained to the bed for security reasons.Ĭhained like a dog and forced to spend her every waking moment with a creep, albeit a good looking one, Ros is determined to escape. The first chance she gets she attacks the ex-army man and attempts to escape, forcing Nick to contain her. It's the deal of the century given the state of the world. In exchange, of course, for sexual favours. He'll treat Roslyn like a Queen, devoting the rest of his life to protecting and providing for her. The stranger at the gate has supplies that will ensure the group's ongoing survival, but at a cost. But now the shelves in the school canteen are bare.
Six months since the zombie plague struck, former librarian Roslyn Stewart has been holed up in a school with eight other survivors.
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