LOGINShare
Designing The Fortress
publish date:
2026-10-29 14:20:00
Latest chapter
Five Men for the Doomed Villainess Securing The Routes
AdrianaThe music in The Vault pounded against the concrete floor, a relentless, thumping beat that rattled the ice in the glasses of Bellhaven’s most reckless elites. The underground club was hidden beneath the financial district, accessible only by a private elevator and a membership fee that cost more than a luxury car. It was loud, dark, and entirely off the grid. No cameras were allowed inside.It was exactly the kind of place you went when you needed to move money without leaving a paper trail.I stepped out of the elevator wearing a dark crimson blazer and tailored black trousers. Rafael walked half a step behind me. He had traded his tactical gear for a fitted black suit, but the change in wardrobe did nothing to hide his lethal nature. The shifting neon lights caught the pale scar running through his eyebrow. He scanned the crowded room with cold, clinical precision, his eyes tracking every movement, every exit, and every potential threat."Keep close," Rafael said, his voice
Five Men for the Doomed Villainess Designing The Fortress
AdrianaMy father stood frozen, his eyes wide as he stared at the massive, heavily tattooed man standing between us. Rafael didn't even flinch when Roberto crashed into his chest. He just looked down at him with dark, unforgiving eyes."Step back, Mr. Mercado," Rafael said. His voice lacked any warmth, sitting low and dangerous in the quiet office. "The Chairwoman is busy."Roberto’s face flushed a deep, mottled red. He straightened his rumpled suit jacket, trying to recover the authority he had just lost by bouncing off my new head of security. He pointed a trembling finger at me, leaning around Rafael's broad shoulder."Have you lost your mind, Adriana?" Roberto shouted. "Do you have any idea what you did last night? You humiliated Vincent in front of the entire city! The Alvarado merger is dead. The board is threatening a massive sell-off because of your childish tantrum. You are destroying this family!"I remained seated behind my desk. I didn't raise my voice. I simply opened the
Five Men for the Doomed Villainess Terms Of Employment
RafaelThe rhythmic beep of the heart monitor was the only sound in the sterile room. I sat in a rigid plastic chair, staring at the steady rise and fall of my younger brother’s chest. The smell of bleach and stale coffee coated the back of my throat. It was the scent of waiting rooms. The scent of bad news delivered in hushed voices by people in white coats.Daniel was finally asleep. He looked too pale against the thin hospital sheets, his twenty-three-year-old frame reduced to sharp angles and hollowed cheeks after the accident that had nearly severed his spine. The surgeons told me he would walk again. That was the good news. The catch was the next six months of intensive surgical rehabilitation required to make it happen.The billing department had handed me an itemized estimate yesterday. It looked like a ransom demand.I rubbed a hand over my face, feeling the rough stubble along my jawline. My knuckles still ached faintly from the fight in the hotel parking garage last night.
Five Men for the Doomed Villainess Hiring The Shield
AdrianaThe heavy side door of the black van slid open with a harsh, grating scrape of steel against steel.Four men piled out onto the concrete floor of the parking garage. They wore unmarked dark clothing, thick tactical boots, and black masks pulled securely over the lower halves of their faces. They didn’t carry firearms, which told me everything I needed to know in a fraction of a second. If they wanted me dead, they would have just shot me through the tinted windows before I even realized they were waiting in the shadows.Instead, they carried collapsible metal batons and crackling stun guns.They wanted to take me alive.Vincent was a coward, but his investors and Bianca’s family were not. My public termination of his access to the Mercado fortune had triggered an immediate, vicious response. If they dragged me into the back of that van and forced me to reverse the financial lockdown, they could save their survival funds. The timeline was already shifting, reacting to my choice
Five Men for the Doomed Villainess Cutting The Lifeline
AdrianaVincent’s face twisted into something ugly and unrecognizable. He lunged across the stage, his hands reaching directly for my throat. I didn't flinch. I didn't take a single step backward.Before his fingers could graze the fabric of my blazer, two massive security guards materialized from the stage wings. They slammed into Vincent, tackling him hard around the waist. The impact sent all three of them crashing onto the polished floor. The microphone stand tipped over, emitting a sharp, high-pitched shriek of feedback that made half the ballroom wince and cover their ears."Get off me!" Vincent roared, thrashing wildly against the guards. His perfectly styled golden hair fell into his panicked eyes, ruining his fairy-tale image. "Adriana, tell them to let me go! You can't do this to me!""Adriana Elise Mercado!"I turned. My stepmother, Patricia, was rushing up the side stairs of the stage. Her face was pale beneath her thick foundation. Right behind her was Vincent’s mother, M
Five Men for the Doomed Villainess Canceling The Wedding
AdrianaThe ballroom of the Bellhaven Grand Hotel was a sea of imported white roses and cascading crystal. A string quartet played softly in the corner, entirely drowned out by the chatter of the city’s wealthiest elites. Waiters in crisp black vests drifted through the crowd, carrying silver trays loaded with vintage champagne.The original Adriana had spent six months planning this engagement party. She had personally selected the silk draperies, the lighting, the menu, and the guest list. She had wanted everything to be perfect for the man she loved, blind to the fact that he was only using her to fund his survival in the coming apocalypse.I stood near the grand archway, looking at the display of wealth, and felt nothing but cold resolve."There is my beautiful bride."A hand slid around my waist, pulling me firmly against a tailored tuxedo. I didn't flinch, though my skin crawled at the contact. I turned my head and met the smiling face of Vincent Carlo Alvarado.He looked exactl
You May Also Like
Reborn With My Apocalypse Space
Blessy writes 296 viewsReborn before the apocalypse: from betrayed wife to survivor
Flimxy vic 4.1K viewsI'll Survive This Time (A MXM DYSTOPIAN ROMANCE)
mainvillainofmystory1.8K viewsReborn Before Doomsday: The Ex-Military Wife’s Revenge
Avery writes3.2K views60 Days Before the Doomsday: The Discarded Luna’s Rebirth
SheedahVerse 267 viewsReborn Before Doomsday: My Ex husband will kneel
Lucy81 viewsREBORN THREE DAY'S BEFORE THE APOCALYPSE
Happiness stories 21 viewsReborn Seven Days Before Doomsday
Bee143 views
