title: Playing Dead (Prison Break, Book 3)
author:  Allison Brennan 
description: Allison Brennan is the author of nine bestselling romantic thrillers, including The Prey, Speak No Evil, and Killing Fear. For thirteen years she worked as a consultant in the California State Legislature before leaving to devote herself fully to her family and writing. She is a member of Romance Writers of America, Mystery Writers of America, and International Thriller Writers. She lives in Northern California with her husband, Dan, and their five children.<br><br>www.allisonbrennan.com
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  DEAD AMERICA: THE THIRD WEEK
  
  BOOK 4: MIAMI
  
  BY DEREK SLATON
  
  © 2020
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  > CHAPTER ONE
  
  Day Zero +17
  
  The sun pierced through the crack in the blinds, shining over Kenny’s face. He
  stretched, muscles sliding beneath his dark skin. He groaned, covering his
  face with his pillow to avoid getting out of bed. But the battle was short-
  lived as the diamond-encrusted custom made watch on his nightstand bleated its
  loud alarm.
  
  The constant high-pitched beeping annoyed him enough that he slithered out
  from under his pillow and rolled over to grab the blue and black watch. He
  fumbled with it before finally turning it off.
  
  “Come on, Kenny,” he muttered to himself, “get your ass outta bed. Games may
  not be being played, but that don’t mean you can slack off on your schedule.”
  
  He set the watch back down on his nightstand and pulled himself up to a
  sitting position on the edge of the bed. After a moment, he finally shook the
  fog from his head and stood up, wandering over 