Chapter 5

The bullet tore through Rin's shoulder.

His body rocked against mine. One cold hand stayed locked around my waist, keeping me behind him even as dark blood spread across his coat.

Every zombie in the courtyard rose.

The nurse hit the truck first. The metal plated guard followed, slamming both hands into the hood. Zhao Yong's soldiers fired in panic, and the courtyard filled with smoke, screams, and the hard rhythm of bodies striking steel.

"Stop!" I shouted.

The horde did not listen to me.

Rin turned toward Zhao Yong. The red rings in his eyes had widened until they…