Chapter: 008Sophia stayed calm. "Once we sell the apartment and the stores, we'll have enough." She glanced at Elena, then hesitated before asking, "Elena, you haven't mentioned Ryan at all... What's going on with you two?"Elena's phone had been ringing all day, but every time Ryan's name appeared on the screen, she hung up immediately. She ignored calls from her classmates and her student advisor too. She didn't want to say too much and worry her parents, but after thinking for a moment, she decided her mom needed to know."Ryan isn't a good person. When the world falls apart, he'll run with a bunch of bullies who prey on the weak. And he's already messing around with Lila. So I broke up with him."Sophia's brows pulled tight. "Lila? Isn't she your best friend?"She remembered Lila clearly. Lila had once come home with Elena for a holiday, and both Sophia and Marcus had met her.Before Elena could respond, Sophia's face hardened. She clenched her teeth. "What a rotten pair. Don't you worry, Ele
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Chapter: 007Even if the storage space didn't absorb the bracelet, it could still hold it just fine. Besides, the apocalypse was approaching, and jewelry wouldn't mean much anymore. People would trade gold bracelets and necklaces for a meal.Elena dropped the emerald bracelet into the storage space. In an instant, the white, container-like room inside expanded, almost like a shipping container stretching out before her eyes. She ran a rough estimate, then opened her eyes and smiled. "Looks like it grew by about 500 square feet!"Her parents let out a breath of relief. As long as the space could expand, that was what mattered.Sophia, still wearing a gold necklace and matching earrings, took them off and handed them to Elena. "Elena, try these too."Elena placed the jewelry inside. After a moment, she nodded. "It expanded again, but not by much. Maybe just a few dozen square feet."That was still good. The jewelry was small, only a few ounces of gold, and it wasn't worth nearly as much as the brace
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Chapter: 006“Elena… are you saying your birthmark turned into a storage space?” Marcus was the first to understand, sharp as always.Elena nodded. “Yes. Dad, Mom, listen to me carefully. Yesterday morning, when I woke up, I had this long dream. In it, the world was ending. By early April, everything was falling apart.“It started with rain—just normal rain at first. Then it grew heavier and heavier until it poured nonstop, day and night. Within two months, the whole world was drowning. Floods rose as high as four or five stories. Small island nations disappeared under water.“At first, the government tried to help. But once the Megatsunami hit, most power grids were destroyed, and the country went dark. After that, there were no more large-scale rescue missions.“In my dream, I was stuck in Aetheria. When things got worse, Dad, you spent a fortune buying a speedboat to come find me. But I never heard from you again after that.“Mom, you stayed behind with Leo at our family house. It was on the to
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Chapter: 005Chapter 5Elena stocked up on supplies for the coming Floodfall. She bought dehumidifiers, dryers, hair dryers, desiccants, and bags of quicklime blocks for around 3,800 dollars.When she saw the quicklime, she also picked up 1,000 dollars’ worth of quicklime heating packs and self-heating meal packs—handy for boiling eggs or making instant noodles when there’s no power or gas.Next, she bought protective suits, goggles, gloves, boot covers, and gas masks to guard against Acidstorms. Including child sizes, she got 12 full sets for about 5,000 dollars.She also picked up 12 fire extinguishers, fire blankets, and emergency fire cloaks, which cost another 4,200 dollars.Altogether, she had already spent close to 50,000 dollars. Elena forced herself to stop. She still hadn’t bought the most important things yet—medicine, meat, dairy, fruits, and vegetables.With just under 100,000 dollars left in her account, she needed to be careful tomorrow. She hoped her parents would arrive soon.She
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Chapter: 004Chapter 4Thinking back on the past, Elena felt her chest tighten with sadness.Zara had been such a kind and loyal person, yet just like her, she had fallen for the wrong man and met a tragic end. This time around, Elena was determined to help her.A notification popped up on her phone—Ryan had just transferred her 50,000 dollars. Right after, a text from him appeared.“Baby, this is everything I could scrape together by borrowing from friends. You’ll have to pay it back quickly, okay?”Elena sneered and immediately blocked him.Ryan owed her far more than that sum.For now, she would let him live—society still governed with laws, and murder came with consequences.But when the apocalypse came, she would make sure he paid with his life.Still, Ryan had reminded her of something. She was short on cash. She could always borrow through online credit apps and payday loan services.Once the world collapsed, money would be useless anyway. No one would care about credit scores then.So Elen
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Chapter: 003Chapter 3Ryan Hale was generous with himself but stingy with everyone else.He didn’t like asking Elena to pay for everything, so once in a while he would whip up some meal or throw together an omelet in his dorm and make a big show of bringing it to her.Ryan proudly called it “homemade meals from your caring boyfriend,” and people actually bought it.Everyone in their department admired him; they thought Elena had struck gold—said she was lucky to land such a thoughtful, caring boyfriend who could even cook.Glancing at the clock, Elena realized the day had slipped into evening.She pushed down the chill in her heart and forced a smile. “I’m not hungry, sweetheart, but thank you. Oh—my parents said they’re coming tomorrow. Let’s have dinner together then?”Ryan was surprised. “Tomorrow? What for?”She put on a sweet, playful tone. “Duh! Here to meet their future son-in-law, of course!”That made Ryan uneasy. Last year, Marcus had come by to check him out and left with a poor impres
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Chapter: 006Chapter 6 SabrinaShock locked every muscle in my body. My eyes went wide.The way those words left his mouth—so low, so possessive—felt almost unreal.“Ronan—” I tried to tug free, but he only tightened his hold on my wrist and pulled me closer.The space between us disappeared. For one dizzy second I thought our lips would meet again.“What are you doing? Let me go!”“How can I?” His voice was rough. “When I remember everything that happened?”Heat flooded my cheeks. He remembered. Every detail of last night.Did he also remember how I’d stopped fighting? How I’d opened my mouth for him? How our tongues had tangled until I couldn’t think?“Ronan, let…” The rest of the sentence died in my throat.I didn’t actually want him to let go. This might have been the moment I’d waited years for.I glanced down at the arm around my waist and almost smiled. The same Ronan who had treated me like a child hours earlier was now holding me as if he was terrified I might vanish.His eyes still carr
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Chapter: 005Chapter 5SabrinaThe sharp crack of the slap rang through the room.Ronan’s cheek flushed red almost instantly. His bloodshot eyes locked on mine, wide with shock.“How dare you!” My voice shook as anger surged through me.“First you treat me like a joke, and now you kiss me? What exactly do you think I am?” Tears burned hot behind my eyes.“Do I look like some toy you can play with whenever you feel like it? Did you think I’d just let you do whatever you wanted because I acted like a desperate idiot earlier?”My throat tightened painfully.“Sabrina—” He reached toward my face.“Don’t!” I slapped his hand away.My chest ached. I felt used. Humiliated all over again. He’d shredded my heart only hours ago, and now he was kissing me like none of it had happened.“Have you no shame, Ronan?” More fury poured out of me.I wasn’t even sure if I was angrier about the kiss itself or the fact that he’d chosen *this* moment to do it.“Get out of my room!” I pointed at the door.“Get—”The rest
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Chapter: 004Chapter 4Sabrina’s POVI shifted from one foot to the other and checked my watch again.Third time in under a minute. Tenth time in five. I’d lost count after that.The air outside the terminal was thick and sticky, heavy with heat and my own fraying nerves. I leaned against a concrete pillar, arms wrapped around myself, trying to stop the tremor in my hands.The sun was sinking, painting the clouds gold, but none of it reached the tight knot in my stomach.Mom and Dad were already on the plane. Logan was nowhere in sight.“He forgot about me,” I whispered, wiping at my eyes with the back of my hand.Regret slammed into me hard. I should have fought harder for the dorms. Should have faked a fever. Anything but this.The automatic doors whooshed open behind me. Hurried footsteps slapped against the pavement.“There she is.”Logan’s voice. Relief hit so fast my knees almost gave out. I turned, and before I could fully face him he pulled me into one of his crushing big-brother hugs. The
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Chapter: 003Chapter 3Ronan’s POVThe cold bite of the ice under my skates usually cut through whatever noise was cluttering my head. Today it did nothing.A thick fog sat behind my eyes, refusing to clear no matter how hard I pushed.“Again!” I shouted at the line, trying to sound like I still had control. Even I could hear the hollow edge in my voice.We were running drills. My body moved on pure muscle memory while my attention stayed locked on the phone sitting face-up on the bench. The same message I’d already opened a dozen times still glowed on the screen.Detective Harlan.After weeks of thin leads, dead ends, and empty promises, he’d decided to walk away from the case. Just like that.I’d called. Texted. Nothing. The frustration was rotting my focus. I shoved the puck forward and missed the pass by a mile.“Goddammit, Ronan!” That was Tyler, our left wing. I barely registered it.“Timeout!” Coach Brennan’s voice cracked across the rink like a slap.I skated toward the boards, equal parts
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Chapter: 002Chapter 2Sabrina’s POVHe held my gaze for several long seconds while I silently begged the universe to let him say yes.His lips parted and for one reckless heartbeat I thought the answer was coming. Instead, a low laugh spilled out of him. It wasn’t mean, but it still cut straight through me.Ronan Dickson laughed like I’d just told the most absurd joke he’d ever heard. Like I was some ridiculous punchline the cosmos had delivered purely for his entertainment.Heat flooded my face even though no one else was in the room. I stood frozen, my heart slamming against my ribs in a frantic, uneven rhythm.When the laughter finally faded, he stepped closer and did the one thing I dreaded most. He reached out and ruffled my hair the way he used to when I was twelve and had just aced a math test.“Aww, Sabrina,” he said, still smiling. “You’re still such a kid.”“I’m not.” I took a step back, but he either didn’t notice or didn’t care.“You should forget about me,” he added quietly. “Serious
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Chapter: 001Chapter 1Sabrina’s POVThe laughter from the game clip drifted faintly through my laptop speakers, but I barely registered the noise.My eyes stayed locked on the screen, tracking every movement as Ronan glided across the ice like it belonged to him. Fierce. Focused. Unstoppable.Even through the grainy quality I could see the fire in his gaze as he charged toward the goal.Number 17. Always number 17.I hugged my knees tighter to my chest, chin resting on top, and hit replay for what had to be the fifth time today. Maybe the fiftieth if I was being honest.Ronan’s last game against our rival school had been electric. I’d watched it live from the cold bleachers, sitting right beside Logan. He’d scored the final goal in the last minute, ripped his helmet off, and disappeared under a swarm of celebrating teammates.Still riding the high, he’d looked up into the stands, grinning wide. For one reckless second it felt like those eyes found me.They hadn’t. They never did.His gaze had l
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