Wesley had been under immense pressure lately, and it was only getting worse.

At the very start of the disaster, he'd spun a lie. He claimed he had a relative working in a government department, and that the state had established a shelter, allowing a very limited number of people inside to survive the catastrophe.

And he had claimed that he just happened to be holding three spots.

A handful of people actually believed him. Not only did they obey his every command and flatter him endlessly, t