Novels by Rach

Chapter Four Camile’s ApovTwenty-four hours passed.Lucien still hadn’t returned.I sat on the edge of the bed, holding my stomach as it growled again.I was hungry. No, hungry wasn’t even the right word. I felt as if I could eat an entire pot of food by myself.I had been waiting for Lucien to return because he was the only person I knew in this strange world. But the sun had already gone down, and there was still no sign of him.How long was I supposed to wait? I couldn’t even remember the last time I had eaten properly.Finally, I stood up and walked toward the door.My legs were still weak, but I managed to open it and step into the corridor.A maid in a neat uniform was walking past with a tray in her hands.“Excuse me.”She stopped and bowed slightly. “Yes, miss?”“I’m hungry. Can you please bring me something to eat?”“Of course, miss. Commander Lucien instructed us to give you whatever you need.”I blinked. Commander Lucien? So that was what they called him, before the maid

Chapter Three: His Cousin?Camile's POVLucien turned toward the woman standing at the entrance. “I’ll explain everything to you later.”Before she could ask another question, he continued carrying me into the house.I was too weak to struggle, so I rested against his chest, trying to understand what was happening.Lucien was here.The man I had loved in my previous life was standing right in front of me. Yet everything about him seemed different.He was no longer the poor man my family looked down on. His clothes were expensive, his men obeyed his every command, and even the woman at the entrance seemed careful about how she spoke to him.What had happened to him after the apocalypse? And how had I ended up in the same world as him?Lucien carried me upstairs and entered a spacious bedroom. He walked to the bed and gently placed me on it.“Rest here for now,” he said.I grabbed his wrist before he could move away.“Lucien, wait.”He looked down at my hand.I quickly released him. “Sor

Chapter Two: The Man Who Had EverythingCamile's POVSeven days later.I opened my eyes slowly.My head hurt, and my entire body felt weak.For a moment, I couldn’t remember where I was. The last thing I remembered was Asher holding Fiona while the system sentenced me to death.I sat up abruptly. “Ah!”Pain shot through my body.I looked around, this wasn’t my room, the walls were cracked, the floor was covered in dust, and a broken window allowed cold air to enter. Nothing about the place looked familiar.Where was I?Hadn’t I died?Before I could make sense of anything, a strange voice sounded in my head.[SECOND CHANCE ACTIVATED.][HOST: Camile ASHFORD.][WARNING: DO NOT FALL IN LOVE.]I stared into the empty room. “What?”Another message appeared.[As long as you abide to the warning, you can obtain everything you desire: a safe settlement, food, clean water, and power.][FIRST OBJECTIVE: SURVIVE.]I swallowed. A second chance?Did that mean I was alive again?I touched my face,

Chapter One: The People Who Betrayed MeCamile's POV“Please, Camile. I love you. Don’t marry him tomorrow.”Lucien’s desperate voice came through my phone, making my heart ache.I closed my eyes and held the phone tightly against my ear. “You know I don’t want to marry him,” I whispered. “But I don’t have a choice. My family has already decided everything.”“Then leave with me. We can go somewhere else, and start over”Tears rolled down my cheeks, if only things were that simple, my family was one of the wealthiest in the country. They had spent years building their business empire, and they weren’t about to let me throw away their plans for a man who had nothing.To them, Lucien was nobody, to me, he was everything.We had loved each other for years, but no matter how many times I begged my parents to accept him, their answer remained the same.He wasn’t good enough for me and tomorrow, I was supposed to marry Asher Blackwood, the son of another powerful family.“Camile, please sa