I didn't know if I was hallucinating, but it really looked like he was fighting some armed men—right there, right in front of the room where I was strapped down. I snapped out of my stupor only when Tilden brought all the men to the floor... but a zombie had crept up behind him and sunk its teeth into his back.
My vision sharpened. The things I thought were hallucinations weren't hallucinations at all.
I choked on my breath as I watched Tilden kick the zombie away and finish it with two clean shots. It wasn't just any zombie.
It was my mom.
Even Aldric—who had been calling out to me several times while I drifted in and out—fell silent in shock.
The men in lab coats raised their hands, palms trembling, and shuffled out of the room with their heads down. They ran the moment Tilden flick
