Martin Benjamin is one of only a handful of people to survive the battle of Lion's Run. Like all except two of the heroes, he is infected with the zombie plague and sentenced to take the drug Olexynil for the rest of his life. For him, the drug is only enough to stave off the disease. It's not enough to make him secure in the knowledge that his family is safe...from him. For three years he has been pulling away. And now his wife, Abby, wants him back. While she is pushing harder and harder, someone else comes into his life, someone who also has the plague.