Chapter 5

I rushed forward and wrapped Leonard up in a fierce hug, shielding his tiny body in my arms.

I raised my head to the megaphone and shouted with everything I had.

"Yeah, that's right! He is!"

"If you want to touch him, you'll have to step over my corpse first!"

My voice echoed through the dead-silent battlefield, refusing to fade away.

Abram and his squad looked like they'd just seen a ghost, utterly floored, too shocked for words.

They just couldn't get it. What kind of human would risk everything to protect the Zombie King?

Leonard finally stopped trembling in…