She died in an icy pit at the end of the world — and opened her eyes again with exactly three days left before the catastrophe.
In her last life, Chloe Wren was shoved into the freezing water by the best friend she trusted, Isabella. Her boyfriend Derek simply watched, then reached over and took the other woman's hand. The betrayal had been planned all along. As the bitter cold and a tide of hatred swallowed her, she thought that was the end.
But fate gave her a second chance. The pocket-watch space is still there. The penthouse hasn't fallen into anyone else's hands yet. There's still time to make things right.
She empties her savings, maxes out her credit cards, and turns the 45th floor of the Apex Tower into a fortress: blast-proof steel doors, bulletproof film, firearms, seeds, antibiotics — and the hydroponic bay inside the space, all of it stocked and ready.
Three days later, the hurricane tears through the city and the flood comes roaring in. Civilization collapses; the tower becomes a killing ground. Neighbors who were friendly yesterday rip off their masks over a single meal, and looting, threats, and violence play out in turn.
This time, when the scumbag and the two-faced best friend come begging, she will not soften.
She had planned to survive the ruins alone — until Marcus Wade appeared. This mysterious new neighbor saved her in the howling wind, shielded her in the flood, taught her hand-to-hand combat so she could defend herself. And he, too, is hiding secrets no one knows about.
More trustworthy companions gather, one after another, leaning on each other, banding together to survive against all odds. But Chloe knows one thing for certain: the truly brutal part of the apocalypse has only just begun.
