America the Dead: Before the end. America the Dead, #1

This is a bonus book. It covers the history of some of the characters before the plagues were released. It tells you the how and why of it. I hope you enjoy it, Dell. Jefferson Prescott stood quietly and sipped at his coffee. The house in Esmeraldas was his private escape. He could sit and watch the ocean, or travel into the mountains in just a few hours time, and Ecuador was such an easy country to live in: The people so happy with so little.
Tommy Murphy stood at the rail a few feet away and smoked a cigar, looking out over the ocean. They both dealt in millions daily. Privately, they were probably two of the richest men in the world, but they were on no one's list of who's who, except a few specialized task forces within the world's governments: Even they couldn't touch them. With all the deals they had made, and the millions they had amassed, nothing came close to what they had on the burner right now.
Tommy had fallen into a deal on a tip, a way to collect on a sizable gambling debt, and the two of them had decided to take the risk. Tommy sipped at his drink and then raised his eyes to Prescott. "Concerned?" Tommy asked."Unconcerned... It's only money, " Jefferson assured him."Good, " Tommy said quietly. He reached into his pocket and retrieved a slim silver cylinder. A small red button, with a protective cap in the same cheap looking, red plastic covered the button.
Jefferson pulled a deep breath."Looks like nothing, " Jefferson said. Tommy laughed and then fell silent. "This is it, Jeff. Strip off the protective cap, push the button... The kid said it doesn't matter after that... How close, how far, it will protect us.""Infect us, " Jefferson corrected. "There is a difference.""Infect us, " Tommy agreed.