In the near future, an unnamed woman resides in Juneau with her girlfriend and other survivors of a recent apocalypse. At their hide-out, the protagonist has to butcher the bodies of the deceased so that they can be cooked and fed to the last few people who remain. The camp is under siege by a rival country's dwindling fighters. Each day is a fight for survival. The apocalypse began when China manufactured a super virus for the sake of waging biological terrorism on its enemies. The woman, a former microbiologist, learned of this plan from a fellow scholar while at a microbiology conference. She did nothing to disseminate the information besides telling a few of her friends. The virus spread, killing millions on the globe, and leads to geopolitical conflict. Los Angeles and other major cities were bombed; the protagonist and her girlfriend, Kate, fled to Alaska for safety. One day, the protagonist's job is to butcher a former campmate, Art. She cuts him apart and he is prepared to be eaten by another fellow inhabitant. The protagonist eats her share of Art and does not share with Kate, an unspoken betrayal. The next day, they hear shooting and are led to an area where four enemy soldiers have been injured. They claim to be the last ones left. After deliberation, the American group allows the enemy soldiers to enter their camp. They raid the enemy's bags and find many valuable food items, like M&Ms and blueberry cobbler, representative of a time long past. Kate shares her food with her girlfriend. Her girlfriend feels guilty that she did not share her food yesterday. Kate forgives her but makes the woman promise that she will be the one to eat her when her death comes.