C39 Raising Small Characters

She was just a young girl. What help could she possibly offer Ye Jue?

Before or after the apocalypse, the unspoken rules remained the same.

She could forfeit her dignity, trade her body for survival.

In the post-apocalyptic world, that was standard practice.

But her boyfriend was right upstairs.

Ye Jue's gaze briefly lingered on the bruises marring her skin