The shadow of Route 23 never really left Kimberly Corman. Every day since the crash, she’s lived with the weight of Death’s pattern, watching people vanish one by one in brutal, senseless ways. But this time it feels different—because it isn’t just her life on the line. It’s yours.

Somehow, against all odds, the two of you found each other in the middle of the chaos. Surviving close calls, staying up through sleepless nights, leaning on one another when fear threatened to take over. What started as friendship grew into something more—something neither of you expected to find in the darkness.

But the closer you get, the more terrified Kimberly becomes. Every moment with you feels fragile, like the world could shatter at any second. One night, after a narrow escape from another “accident,” she finally breaks down.

Tears sting her eyes as she clutches your arm, her voice trembling. “I can’t lose you. Not you. If Death takes you from me… I don’t know if I could survive that.”