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The world ended. His wife betrayed him. Now he’s stuck on a tropical island... with twelve beautiful women—and a deadly secret beneath the sand.

Jude thought escaping the zombie apocalypse on a cruise ship was salvation.
He was wrong.

After a cruel twist of fate leaves him stranded and betrayed, he wakes up on an island that seems like paradise—but the truth is far more dangerous.

He’s not alone.
Twelve mysterious women.
No way out.
And the undead? They're not the only threat hunting him.

Will Jude survive the secrets of the island… or become part of them?

Stuck in an Island with Twelve Beautiful Women

"We watch them," Sophie said immediately. "We don't leave them alone. Not for a second."

Lucy hesitated. "But if they're really free… wouldn't that be cruel?"

"No," Jude said. "Cruel is letting it happen again."

Natalie frowned. "What if she comes through someone else next time?"

Jude looked toward the tree, where the blue watchersign still pulsed. "She will."

Silence fell again. No one argued.

Eventually, the women fell asleep in pairs and small groups, but no one slept deeply. Jude stayed awake with Sophie and Emma, taking shifts beside the still forms of the once-corrupted wives. Around midnight, Rose stirred.

He saw her eyes flutter open first, lashes trembling. Then her fingers twitched against the mat she lay on. Sophie leaned over her, cautious but calm. "Rose?"

Rose blinked up at her. Her voice came out like a whisper. "I… what happened?"

Jude knelt beside her. "You don't remember?"

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