Eve of Extinction: The Counterfeit Heiress Reborn

"Mom, Selena has suffered so much over the past ten years. Just let her in."My head throbbed, and my neck still ached from the zombie bite.Giselle Foster stood at the doorway. In my last life, she had made Mom and Dad choose between us, but this time, she showed no trace of resentment at my claim to the family. I instantly knew she had also been reborn.In my last life, I came to my family with a DNA report that exposed the daughter they had nurtured for years as an impostor. Giselle feared losing Mom and Dad's attention to me and refused to give up the family fortune, so she coerced them into choosing her."If you pick Selena, I'm leaving, and you'll never see me again," she had threatened. Since she was the apple of their eye, she carried their love like a suit of armor.Mom and Dad chose her without hesitation and sent me away. The very next day, the apocalypse arrived, and the world was overrun by zombies.I had awakened a fire-based ability and even saved Giselle and m

In my past life, the zombie outbreak happened while I was on my way to take the exam. I hid in a car, surviving two days without food or water, until Shawn rescued me.Even though Shawn was scared, he had already gathered a small team to search for survivors. I had awakened fire-based abilities, specialized in offense, so I stayed by his side as one of his most trusted allies.Over time, Giselle grew jealous of my position in the base, my close bond with Shawn, and the respect I had earned from everyone. What she failed to see was that it had all been hard-earned through my own efforts and sacrifices.Over the years of fighting alongside Shawn, I knew exactly how he thought. I told him straight, "In 13 days, the zombies will appear. The serum from the Westfound lab has leaked, and the world is about to face a crisis."As expected, Shawn looked at me like I was crazy, but he didn't outright call me insane."You're Shawn Decker. Your parents are district commanders, and your grandfa

In my past life, the zombie outbreak had started on the day of the college entrance exam. Giselle and my parents had headed straight for the safe house in the countryside, leaving me alone in the house in the city. The house had been sold, but the agreement allowed me to stay until after the exam."Selena, don't say we've ever treated you badly. We're letting you stay in the house until you come of age," they said.What a joke. These were my real parents, and there was no way Giselle could actually be this nice. She left the house for me only to trap me inside and burn me alive. She bribed thugs to sabotage the doors and windows so I couldn't escape, planning to set the fire in the morning so I would die fully conscious. That was the depth of her hatred.I wasn't about to let Giselle catch me off guard. In my past life, she knew I had powers and feared that zombies alone wouldn't be enough to kill me. That was why she tried to take me out before the apocalypse even began. I had aler

On the day the exam results were released, my name appeared everywhere. It was on the news, on banners hanging across campus."Selena Foster Tops the Exam Nationwide! Congratulations!"When my parents saw the headline, they froze. Mom asked uncertainly, "Selena? Our biological daughter?"Dad nodded in disbelief, and then excitement swept through them. They couldn't stop telling everyone that the top scorer was their biological daughter.Someone joked, "If Selena really is your daughter, you just hit the jackpot! A top scorer should come with a prize, right?"Dad's eyes sparkled with excitement. He took Mom's hand in his, nearly shaking with joy. "This is perfect. We can finally pay off the loan sharks."They hurried over to find me, only to realize they had no idea where I lived anymore. The old house had already been sold, and the school dorms had been cleared out. Disheartened, they returned to the safe house, only to see Giselle glaring at them viciously from the darkness."D