Beyond the Blast Line
Kira Limcuando, just nineteen, carries the weight of her family’s survival. With the Zanles maritime war escalating, her only mission is to shepherd her younger brothers, Keith and Austyn, across hostile territory to safety. But their frantic escape is fatally compromised: betrayed and left penniless, they are stranded in a strange city hours before the entire front line collapses.
The sky then rips open in a blinding flash of atomic fire.
The resulting shockwave and radioactive quiet leave Kira shattered and deafened, forcing her into a desperate, wordless alliance. Her only means of survival is a nameless stranger—a man whose motives are as fractured as the world itself, yet who becomes her unwilling anchor. Communicating through frantic, shared touch, they must navigate the poisoned ruins together.
As they flee across the lethal Blastline, stalked by predatory survivors and unseen sickness, Kira realizes that simply walking forward is no longer enough. Her fight is not against separation, but against the brutal choices required to keep her family intact. To deliver her brothers to safety, Kira must sacrifice her own moral code, committing unforgivable acts in the name of love. The Blastline tests her soul, forcing her to confront what dark compromises she must make to ensure all three Limcuando siblings endure.