Hahaha Not quite, although it's a scif-fi story! Sekhmet, the main character, is likely dead. After she confessed to Shanti, the other main character, her love for her, Sekhmet forces Shanti to shoot her, and here they are
"Infected blood" is the nasty name common people gave to Sekhmet's and Shanti's species (they are human, but with a slightly different DNA).