When I opened my eyes, I was no longer myself.  I had become the villainess of a zombie apocalypse, seconds away from being bitten. “Wait, stop!” I screamed, but the story’s heroes only turned and fled. Five minutes into my possession, a zombie’s teeth sank into my flesh.

And yet… I didn’t die. “P–Penelope?! How are you still alive?” When I returned unscathed, everyone looked at me as if I’d risen from the grave.  The heroine, Lilia, burst into tears and threw her arms around me, trembling with relief.  Her warmth, her scent—it stirred something feral inside me. Just one bite, I thought. These were the people who abandoned me. 

Surely, one bite wouldn’t hurt… right? But no. I wouldn’t give in. I’d endure. I’d survive this. I’d live. If I could just hold out until the cure was found, maybe I could be human again. So, I stayed by their side, hiding my secret—that I was no longer one of them. I was a zombie. Except… something’s gone terribly wrong.

“I’ll protect you next time.”  “Don’t tell me to leave you again. I won’t.” Wait—what is happening here?! Why are they all acting like this?! I’m supposed to be the villainess (and a zombie), not the one they’re falling for!  When did this turn into that kind of story?!

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A darkly comedic, pulse-racing fantasy about a zombie villainess who survives the apocalypse, only to discover that the real danger isn’t the zombies outside… it’s everything (and everyone) else inside.