REBORN BEFORE THE APOCALYPSE: MY EX BEGS FOR MERCY
In her past life, Phina was betrayed, starved, and left to freeze to death by the husband she once worshipped.
Then she opens her eyes—months before the end of the world.
Armed with knowledge of the impending disaster, Phina doesn't waste time on tears. She liquidates her assets, fortifies an impenetrable high-tech mountain manor, and stockpiles billions in vital supplies. She cuts every legal and emotional tie to her ruthless ex-husband, leaving him stranded in a dying world.
When an unprecedented atmospheric super-storm hits early, plunging the world into a frozen black hell, the elite begin to starve. Outside her walls, desperate mobs gather—and her ex-husband finally comes crawling to her gates, begging for a single scrap of mercy.
With a tactical doctor guarding her flank and a fortress built for war, Phina prepares for the ultimate siege.
Will she hold the line, or will humanity tear itself apart from within?
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Chapter: Chapter 102: The RecordingPOV: ALEXThe device should have been destroyed in the fight. Instead, it kept listening.The small matte-black cylinder sat in the center of the metal briefing table inside the subterranean comms room, its tiny red LED pulsing like a slow, artificial heartbeat. It was scuffed and smeared with dried mud from the lower drainage junction, but the casing was reinforced with military-grade titanium. It hadn't just survived the hand-to-hand fight in the dark, it had actively digitized every sound, every breath, and every frequency emitted within fifty yards of the assassin.Marcus plugged the unit into an isolated diagnostic tablet, bypassing the primary network to prevent any accidental signal leakage."The audio buffer is encrypted with an adaptive rolling cipher," Marcus said quietly, his bloodshot eyes fixed on the green waveform expanding across the tablet screen. "I'm running a local decryption pass now. Giving us playback over the internal speaker."Phina stood near the corner of th
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Chapter: Chapter 101: After The SmokePOV: PHINAThe attackers were gone, but the manor no longer felt like a fortress. It felt like a place that had already been marked.Gray dawn broke over the high ridge, casting a cold, pale light across the devastation of Highland Crest Manor. The howling blizzard had finally settled into a slow, rhythmic fall of heavy snow, dusting the pulverized stone of the eastern wall like ash over a grave. Smoke still drifted lazy and black from the blackened ceiling of the north service corridor, carrying the acrid stench of burnt insulation and chemical fire deep into the living quarters.One of our security guards was dead. Three more lay in the sub-basement medical bay under Edwin’s frantic care, their blood staining the emergency surgical cots.Alex spent the first hours of daylight down with the medical team, his face streaked with soot and dried blood, helping carry heavy equipment and securing the lower bulkheads. I left him to his work and walked the compromised perimeter accompanied b
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Chapter: Chapter 100: What They KnowPOV: ALEXI had the man pinned, but the look in his eyes told me the real damage had already been done.His breath came in wet, rattling hitches beneath my forearm. Even with his jaw fractured, his collarbone crushed, and my knee grinding his chest into the freezing concrete, the assassin didn't look like a defeated asset. He looked like a man who had successfully delivered a signal."Get Marcus down here," I growled over my shoulder, not lifting an inch of pressure from his windpipe. "Tell him to bring zip-ties and the heavy medical restraints."Phina stood five feet away, leaning heavily against the damp stone pillar. One arm was wrapped tightly around her midsection, her face ghostly pale in the amber glare of the single emergency strip overhead. A trickle of dark blood had dried beneath her right nostril, and her chest heaved in shallow, agonizing cycles. But her eyes, sharp, dark, and ice-cold, never left the dying man on the floor.Within three minutes, Marcus and two guards spr
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Chapter: Chapter 99: No More RunningPOV: PHINAI had spent months preparing to survive the end of the world. Tonight I was only trying to survive one man.The damp air of the lower drainage junction hung thick and heavy, smelling of ancient wet mortar and ozone. I stopped dead in the center of the four-way intersection, my boots planted firmly in the shallow, freezing stream of water trickling across the stone floor.I couldn't go any deeper. Past the southern archway lay the secondary access vents to Vault Three, where the medical teams and civilian workers were huddled in the dark. If I kept running, I would lead this apex predator straight to their threshold, turning their last refuge into a slaughterhouse.The chase ended here.A shadow detached itself from the narrow archway behind me. The intruder stepped out into the dim, amber glow of the single emergency battery light mounted to the vaulted ceiling. He moved with a horrifying, unhurried grace, his suppressed carbine lowered, his pale eyes gleaming behind his da
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Chapter: Chapter 98: Thirty SecondsPOV: PHINAThirty seconds was not enough time to run. It was only enough time to choose how I would face him.The bright red digits of the thermite charge on the command room door pulsed against the steel surface, ticking downward with agonizing, merciless speed. Twenty-nine. Twenty-eight.I didn't hesitate. I slammed my palm against the emergency pneumatic release on the back wall of the command suite, sliding open the narrow, recessed steel panel that led into the unmapped service passage directly behind the server racks. The dark, cramped corridor smelled of cold concrete, ozone, and old iron, a forgotten artery running deep beneath the foundations of Highland Crest Manor.I slipped through the opening, letting the heavy spring-loaded hatch click silently shut behind me just as the countdown hit single digits.Three. Two. One.A brilliant, blinding flash of white-hot plasma tore through the titanium-composite door, followed instantly by a low, concussive roar that rattled my teeth.
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Chapter: Chapter 97: The One Who Came for MePOV: PHINAI had prepared for the army. I had not prepared for the single man who walked through the chaos as if he already knew every corridor.The heavy steel security door of the central command room slid shut with a deep, hydraulic thud, the automated deadbolts locking into place with a series of sharp, mechanical clicks. The room was bathed in the harsh, red-tinted glow of the emergency diagnostic panels. Outside, the sounds of distant gunfire and wind faded behind three inches of reinforced titanium-alloy composite, leaving only the sound of my own shallow, rapid breathing.I moved to the secure wall locker, unlocking it with my biometric thumbprint, and pulled out a heavy-caliber sidearm along with two spare magazines. I slammed a magazine home, racking the slide with a sharp, crisp snap, and checked the chamber.On the central wall monitor, the infrared security feed showed the solitary figure moving through the upper executive hallway.He didn't run. He didn't clear corners w
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TOO LATE TO LOVE THE SUBSTITUTE BRIDE!
My twin sister ran to Paris. My mother gave me an ultimatum. To keep my comatose Grand-mother breathing, I became the substitute!
Identical to my Twin-sister in every way except for a hidden birthmark on my collarbone, I put on her wedding gown and walked down the aisle to marry Michael Sterling, the city’s coldest, most ruthless CEO. The deal was simple: survive three years as his unloved, invisible contract wife, collect my mother’s medical funds, and disappear forever.
Michael treated me like a shallow transaction, warning me that his heart belonged to another woman. I suffered his coldness in silence, counting down the days until my freedom. But one unexpected night changed everything, leaving me with a secret pregnancy and an escape plan I couldn't afford to lose.
When the contract ended, I signed the divorce papers under my sister’s name and vanished without a trace.
Now, years later, Michael has finally uncovered the terrifying truth: the quiet, enduring wife he ignored, hurt, and slowly grew to crave was never Gemma.
Being in a relationship with his business rival, will Michael fight for this Daughter and I or will not?
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Chapter: Chapter 20: Private MeetingPOV: IVYMy husband ordered me to meet the woman who hated me, and I went because refusing would only give her more power.The Grand Horizon Club was perched on the thirty-fifth floor of downtown’s sleekest glass tower, overlooking a skyline shrouded in a heavy midday mist. It was a private sanctuary for the city's ultra-wealthy, where floor-to-ceiling windows framed panoramic views and the tables were spaced far enough apart to ensure complete discretion.When I stepped off the private elevator in my tailored navy suit and high-collared silk blouse, the maître d’ immediately recognized me, or rather, recognized the face I was wearing.“Right this way, Mrs. Sterling,” he murmured smoothly, guiding me past hushed tables toward a secluded corner booth wrapped in frosted glass.Melanie was already seated. She wore a cream-colored cashmere blazer over a silk turtleneck, her dark hair pulled back into a sleek, flawless ponytail. A cup of Earl Grey tea rested between her manicured hands. Sh
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Chapter: Chapter 19: Public HumiliationPOV: IVYMy husband did not defend me when his girlfriend embarrassed me in front of his business partners. He waited until we were alone to tell me I had disappointed him.The table fell into a suffocating silence after Melanie’s words echoed across the linen tablecloth. The senator’s wife offered a tight, uncomfortable smile, quickly lowering her eyes to her dessert plate, while two board members exchanged subtle, knowing glances across the floral centerpiece. Every pair of eyes at the head table was fixed on me, waiting for Gemma’s legendary temper to flare, waiting for a scene that would confirm every rumor whispering through the high-society columns.I gripped my linen napkin beneath the table until my knuckles turned stark white. My heart hammered violently against my ribs, but I forced my facial muscles into an icy, unbothered mask.“Of course I haven't forgotten the harbor estate,” I said, keeping my voice smooth, quiet, and completely level. “I was simply considering the muse
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Chapter: Chapter 18: The Woman Beside HimPOV: IVYI entered the ballroom wearing Michael Sterling’s ring, only to watch his girlfriend take the place of honor beside him.The Grand Plaza’s crystal chandeliers cast a brilliant, blinding light across five hundred of the city’s most powerful figures. Corporate titans, politicians, and high-society elite moved beneath the vaulted ceilings, their voices blending into a polished hum of money and influence. Beside me, Michael walked with his usual cold, imposing grace, his arm offered to me only because the cameras lined the red carpet outside.My fingers rested on his crisp tuxedo sleeve, but the distance between us felt like a chasm. Remembering the sting of my mistake at his parents' dinner, I kept my answers short, measured, and agonizingly careful whenever board members approached us.“You’re remarkably reserved tonight, Gemma,” an elderly investor noted, studying me over his glass of scotch.“I prefer to let Michael’s achievements take center stage this evening,” I replied sm
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Chapter: Chapter 17: The Cost of One MistakePOV: IVYOne wrong answer at dinner was enough to make Michael look at me as if I had already failed him.The silent ride back from his parents' estate felt like sitting inside a moving tomb. Rain lashed relentlessly against the Maybach’s tinted glass, blurred red taillights bleeding across the dark city streets. Beside me, Michael sat with his hands folded loosely in his lap, his jaw set in a hard, dangerous line. The air between us was thick with unexpressed rage.When the car finally pulled up under the portico of the mansion, Michael didn't wait for the driver to open his door. He pushed it open himself, stepping out into the storm. I gathered the emerald velvet skirt of Gemma’s dress and hurried after him into the warm glow of the foyer, the door shutting out the howling wind.Michael turned on his heel and the second Mrs. Gable took his coat and withdrew down the hall.“What was that performance tonight?” Michael demanded, his voice dangerously low, cutting through the vast entr
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Chapter: Chapter 16: The First Family DinnerPOV: IVYMy first family dinner as Michael Sterling’s wife began with a compliment and ended with everyone questioning whether I deserved the name I was wearing.For two solid days after my conversation with Michael, I locked myself in the east wing suite with Gemma’s black binder, flashcards, and handwritten notes. I memorized the history of the Sterling and Sterling-Vance families, drilled myself on ancestral holiday homes in the Hamptons, and reviewed every major family gathering from the past decade. If I was going to survive a dinner under the sharp scrutiny of Michael’s parents, I couldn't afford a single slip-up.When Thursday evening arrived, I wore a modest, high-necked emerald velvet dress that matched Gemma’s precise style, pairing it with minimal jewelry so the heavy diamond ring on my finger stood out like a warning beacon.The private dining room at the Sterling family estate was a masterclass in intimidation. High mahogany ceilings, towering crystal candelabras, and a l
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Chapter: Chapter 15: A Wife's First RequestPOV: IVYThe first thing I asked my billionaire husband for was not jewelry, a car, or a larger room. It was money to keep my grandmother alive.I stood by the window of my guest suite at seven in the morning, holding my phone tightly to my ear. The autumn sun had barely pierced the heavy grey fog hanging over the mansion's grounds.“Miss Ivy,” the hospital administrator’s voice sounded crisp through the receiver. “The initial trust transfer cleared the emergency ICU fees, but the specialist team has scheduled the secondary procedure for next week. The remaining medical authorization forms require either your signature as the primary guarantor or direct confirmation from the funding account.”“Direct confirmation?” I asked, my grip tightening on the smooth plastic of my phone. “My mother hasn't routed the remaining balance yet?”“Mrs. Evelyn Sterling’s office requested a delay on the secondary transfer until the end of the month,” the administrator explained politely. “However, the me
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REBORN AS THE ECLIPSE LUNA
Betrayed by the mate she died protecting, Lady Guine Ravenshade expected her second chance at life to begin with sorrow. Instead, it begins with absolute power.
Waking up fifty days before the catastrophic Moonfall, a deadly lunar plague that devours packs and shatters kingdoms, Guine discovers her past life was a lie engineered by an ungrateful family and a callous Alpha. Her husband, Kael Draven, cast her aside for his mistress when the world burned; now, Guine is cutting the cord before the fire even starts.
With a newly awakened mind-reading ability, a reclaimed ancient bloodline, and a forgotten mountain fortress called Eclipse Hollow, she refuses to be anyone's sacrificial lamb again. But as the skies darken and the poisonous moon creeps closer, a mysterious, unreadable Alpha enters her orbit.
When your entire world is built on lies, how far will you go to rule the night? Discover Reborn as the Eclipse Luna.
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Chapter: Chapter 20: Howls Without FormPOV: GUINEThe woods were full of howling, yet every living wolf had already fled.The unnatural cries echoed down from the northern ridge in jagged, overlapping waves—a sound so warped and hollow it made the horses rear against their bits in the icy courtyard. It was not the familiar, vibrant call of pack wolves signaling a hunt. It was a chorus of broken, guttural shrieks that sounded as though the air itself were weeping."My Lady, you cannot ride out into that dark," Captain Steve pleaded, catching the leather reins of my mare as I mounted. "The perimeter watch reports movements along the treeline, but no scent of living skin.""If I stay behind these stone walls while the northern boundary rots, the walls will only become our tomb," I replied, my voice steady against the bitter wind. "Bring your broadsword, Vance. Bring Thomas. We will inspect the boundary now."We rode out beneath the pale, swollen moon, three shadows cutting through the frost-crusted valley. As we crossed the
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Chapter: Chapter 19: The First DeliveryPOV: GUINEEvery supply I brought into Eclipse Hollow was a promise to myself that I would never again be left with nothing.The iron-shod wheels of five heavy transport wagons ground against the frost-crusted cobblestones of the lower courtyard, breaking the crisp silence of the early mountain morning. For three days, these wagons had navigated narrow, dangerous mountain passes under the guard of my hired mercenaries, carrying the first wave of bulk provisions I had purchased through discreet third-party brokers.I stood on the icy steps of the main granary, wrapped in a thick wool mantle lined with dark fox fur, holding a heavy leather ledger and a brass-bound quill.Mrs. Ashcombe bustled past with two younger scullery maids, her keys jingling loudly against her apron. "Lady Guine, you ought to step inside out of the draft. The cellar hands can log these crates.""I will log them myself, Mrs. Ashcombe," I replied smoothly, not lifting my eyes from the parchment as I checked off the
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Chapter: Chapter 18: Old ShadowsPOV: PERCIVALI had spent years ignoring the old stories about Eclipse Hollow. Now the stories were beginning to bleed into the present.The council meeting left a bitter, foul taste in my mouth. Watching Roderick Thornfield use the early tremors of a disaster to stage a shameless land grab was predictable, but Guine Ravenshade’s response had been anything but standard noble posturing. Her absolute refusal to be managed, manipulated, or intimidated by the elders was a rare sight in a chamber built on political concessions. Yet, that very strength was drawing a dangerous kind of attention, the sort of spotlight an isolated heiress with a dormant fortress could ill afford.The wind howled savagely through the stone battlements of my northern garrison as night settled over the peaks. Inside my private study, the only light came from the crackling hearth and a single, low tallow candle.I pulled a heavy, iron-bound tome from the deepest compartment of the Wynthrone archives. Its black lea
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Chapter: Chapter 17: The Price Of LandPOV: GUINEThey tried to take my land with laws and polite words. I answered them with the only language they truly understood, refusal.Lord Roderick Thornfield stepped forward to the center of the council floor, his posture oozing practiced concern. He bowed smoothly to the five high elders, adjusting the heavy velvet collar of his cloak before pointing a gloved finger directly toward me."Elders of the High Council," Roderick began, his voice projecting across the grand stone amphitheater with dramatic flair. "We stand on the precipice of a crisis. Reports of an unknown, dark affliction in the northern valley grow by the day. And where does this threat cluster? Around the walls of Eclipse Hollow, an estate that has sat dormant, neglected, and exposed for decades, now claimed by a packless, inexperienced woman who lacks the garrison strength to maintain a proper quarantine."He paused, letting his words hang heavy in the quiet room. "For the safety of our shared borders, I petition
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Chapter: Chapter 16: The Council SummonsPOV: GUINEThey wanted me to arrive afraid. I arrived as the woman who no longer needed their approval.The official summons had arrived at first light, stamped with the heavy crimson wax of the Territorial Council. It was not a courteous request for a meeting; it was a formal command to appear before the high elders at high noon to answer charges of "territorial negligence" and "unlawful endangerment of public safety."Mrs. Ashcombe had wrung her hands raw while lacing my boots in the stone dressing room. "Lord Roderick Thornfield spent three hours in the council chamber yesterday evening, Lady Guine," she had warned, her voice trembling with anxiety. "He brought two lords from the southern district with him. They are setting a trap for you."I hadn't needed her warnings, nor had I needed to hear the gossip of the estate guards. The hand of Morgause Wren was written all over this sudden council assembly. She had promised to make my life at Eclipse Hollow difficult, and using Lord Rod
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Chapter: Chapter 15: The Alpha At My GatePOV: GUINEPercival returned with proof that the sickness was spreading. Morgause returned with a different kind of poison.The morning frost had barely turned to dew on the courtyard cobblestones when the heavy clatter of armored hooves echoed through the outer archway. I stood on the grand stone terrace of Eclipse Hollow, my thick fur-lined mantle pulled tight against the mountain wind, watching Alpha Percival Wynthrone ride through my gates.He rode alone this time, leaving his garrison warriors stationed at the northern ridge. Disengaging from his heavy black stallion with fluid grace, he strolled up the marble steps, holding a thick leather folder bound with red wire."Lady Guine," Percival acknowledged, bowing his head slightly. The unyielding silence of his mind remained an impenetrable wall, but his amber eyes burned with a dark, intense gravity."Alpha Percival," I replied, gesturing toward the sheltered stone alcove. "I assume Physician Harrow's isolation protocols were not
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