User blog comment:Vauseman/Dead Frontier Q&A!/@comment-5281285-20130425005942/@comment-26217707-20130425010711

I felt like her time was up, especially after everything that happened to her, and since it appeared she wouldn't be able to move past it. And her death is gonna do a ton for Cole's character. You've already seen him to start to become cold and distant, even to Billie who was, like, his BFF. I felt like her death was something that'd just impact every member of the group, and show how tragic it was that she wasn't able to recover from her abuse or take that next step with Cole (engagement).