Echoes of Loyalty

"They're all dead. My mom was bitten by a zombie on her way home from work. My dad wanted to bring me and Tessa to your place to ask for medicine, but he was attacked by zombies on the way too."

Derek's voice was flat, but everyone there could hear the sadness behind it.

Declan gave Harper a look, signaling her to stop asking questions that would hurt him like this.

But the moment Harper saw his l