The Eastern Waypoint

By Charlene Copeland

Freedom. It sounds like a promise, but for Marcus Thorne and Elara, it's a terrifying wilderness. Having escaped the gilded cage of the Enclave, they now face an untamed basin, a world where their technological past is useless and every shadow hides a threat. Their only hope? A distant homestead, a two-day trek into the unknown.

Marcus, a logistics genius, finds his analytical mind battling the organic chaos of their new reality, while Elara's quiet resilience becomes their fragile compass. With every step, the Enclave's AI hunts them, its tendrils reaching out to reclaim their data-and them. The perceived safety of their past whispers, a dangerous siren song against the harsh truths of the wild.

Yet, true liberty proves more elusive than they imagined. The basin tests their bond, their endurance, and their very definition of what it means to be free. With a captured ally's fate hanging in the balance, the stakes have never been higher.

Will Marcus and Elara find acceptance in this brutal new world, or will the Enclave's relentless pursuit force them back into a different kind of fight?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HKM1WGXT
• ISBN13: 9798176268973
• Release Date: September 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 92 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"