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Surviving the Heatwave：My Ice Warlord’s Lethal Obsession

Surviving the Heatwave：My Ice Warlord’s Lethal Obsession

Short Story · Imagination
By:  Liora ZCompleted
Language: English
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Sweet Pampering

Plot Twists

Healing

Devotion

Lovesick Fool

Doctor

Magic/Power

Superpowers

Apocalypse

When the heatwave apocalypse hit, the world turned into a literal oven. It was 140 degrees outside. The water dried up, and the power grid went completely dead. We had no choice but to make a run for the underground bunkers. Luckily, my boyfriend, Hudson, awakened ice powers. He is a man of few words, but he caters to my every whim. One day, I was being my usual spoiled self, begging him to waste his precious energy to make me some ice cream, when a sudden memory flooded my brain. It was a plotline. I realized I was living in a romance novel, and I was nothing but the useless, high-maintenance side character. All beauty, zero survival skills, and a constant burden to Hudson. According to the plot, he would eventually leave me behind, and I would die a gruesome death at the hands of some wasteland raiders. Meanwhile, Hudson would meet the REAL female lead—a woman as strong and capable as him. Terrified, I decided to pull away and stop weighing him down. But I didn't expect that the moment I distanced myself, Hudson would snatch the back of my neck, kissing me with a vicious, uncharted possessiveness. "Are you bored of me? Trying to shake me off?" he growled against my lips. "I'll never let that happen."

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10 Chapters
Chapter 1
Five seconds ago, I was whining about the sweltering heat in the RV, begging Hudson to use his extremely precious powers just to make me a damn popsicle. Then the memories flooded in. I was nothing but a piece of arm candy in a sweet romance novel, clinging to others to survive. Hudson was the overpowered male lead. Before the world ended, I had chased him relentlessly until he caved. After the apocalypse, I hadn't changed a bit—I was a total brat. In the story, right before we reached the government's underground bunker, Hudson abandoned me. Without laws, the monsters roaming the wasteland were far more terrifying than the heat. I fell into the hands of raiders and met a miserable end. The sudden download of information made my head spin. As Hudson reached out to hand me the ice, I instinctively swatted his hand away. "Don't! I... I don't want it anymore."Silence fell over the RV. Maybe he was so used to my dramatic mood swings that nothing surprised him anymore. He looked at
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Chapter 2
The next morning, I didn't wait for Hudson to rouse me. I dressed quickly and quietly. Besides Hudson and me, our group had Jax, a guy with lightning powers. When Jax saw me up this early, helping him inventory supplies, his eyes nearly bugged out of his head. I didn't have to guess what he was thinking. I never touched the dirty work. I was the delicate princess everyone expected Hudson to protect. But I didn't want to die. To survive in this wasteland, I couldn't just stop being a burden; I had to learn how to defend myself. As long as I stop clinging to Hudson, he will probably feel a massive wave of relief, I told myself. I didn't complain about the heat once all day. During our lunch break, I even volunteered to take the wheel, though Hudson shot the idea down immediately. By evening, we set up camp at an abandoned motel. I hopped out to help Jax carry the supply crates, keeping my head down and pretending I couldn't feel Hudson's intense gaze burning into me as he leaned
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Chapter 3
Late that night, Hudson swapped shifts with Jax. He lay down on the bed and habitually reached out, pulling me flush against his chest. Staring at his ridiculously handsome face in the dark, I couldn't resist reaching out to touch him. But the moment my fingers brushed his nose, his hand shot up and caught my wrist. He opened his eyes slowly, leaning in to kiss my earlobe. "I intercepted an SOS radio signal from about 120 miles away," he said casually. "There is an abandoned state hospital. It has medical supplies we need. We're detouring tomorrow."THE STATE HOSPITAL. The memories of the plot rushed back. That was where Maya, the REAL female lead, was trapped! She was an insanely rare healer and a brilliant med student. Cool-headed, badass, and rational—she was practically made for Hudson. So the plot was happening exactly as written. Hudson was about to meet his destined match. And I... I was just a mistake he made before meeting her. I gripped the edge of my shirt, my chest
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Chapter 4
We successfully rescued the survivors trapped in the basement. Just as expected, it was Maya and her younger brother, Ethan. When Jax found out Maya was a ridiculously rare healer, he almost jumped out of his boots. "Holy shit, a healer! Boss, we could take a fatal hit now and walk it off!" Jax cheered loudly. In this wasteland, a healer was priceless. I stood silently in the corner, my eyes betraying me as they drifted toward Hudson. He was staring intently at Maya. I knew that look all too well. It was the same way he used to look at me. My heart seized, a bitter ache spreading through my chest like poison. "I'll go load the medical supplies," I muttered, making an excuse to turn and run from the sight of them before I suffocated. Just as I hauled two heavy boxes of antibiotics out the front doors, a tall, lanky guy ran over and practically snatched them from my arms. It was Ethan. "Let me get the heavy lifting, you'll hurt your hands," Ethan flashed a bright, golden-retrie
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Chapter 5
My heart hammered wildly against my ribs. NO, HE WASN'T HINTING. HE WAS OUTRIGHT THREATENING ME. If anyone saw him take those..."Eliza!" Ethan jogged over, completely oblivious to the tension, his rifle slung over his shoulder. "What are you guys looking for? Need help carrying anything?"The temperature around Hudson plummeted to absolute zero. He let go of my wrist, only to wrap his heavy arm securely around my lower back, pulling me flush against his side. "First-name basis already? Are you two that tight?" Hudson leaned down, his lips brushing my ear as he scoffed softly. Then, he lifted his head and locked eyes with Ethan. "She's my girlfriend. Stay away from her."Ethan's sunny smile froze. He looked at us—at how tightly Hudson held me—and awkwardly rubbed the back of his neck. "Sorry... I didn't know. I'll, uh, go check the front." He practically sprinted away. Alone in the aisle again, the air felt thick and heavy. Hudson tilted his head down, his calloused thumb hook
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Chapter 6
Sometime in the middle of the night, I woke up groggy to a bone-deep cold creeping across the room. Before I could even process it, a large, dark figure slid under the covers. A familiar, aggressive scent enveloped me as strong arms pulled me tightly into a hard chest. It was Hudson. He was supposed to be downstairs on watch with Maya. Why was he here?"Hudson..." I breathed, but he bit down on my earlobe—hard enough to sting. I flinched. "Why?" his voice rumbled in the dark, dangerously hoarse. "You smile at Jax, you smile at that kid Ethan you just met, but I'm the only one you push away?"I froze, my mind racing. I couldn't tell him about the visions. I couldn't tell him that he was destined to leave me for Maya, and I was just trying to survive. "I... I just want to be more independent," I swallowed hard, trying to sound brave. "Independent?" That word was the spark that ignited the powder keg. Hudson let out a low laugh that made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up.
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Chapter 7
After that night, the cold war officially began. Normally, even if I pushed him away, Hudson would inevitably gravitate back to me. Even if he just glanced my way, he would subtly maneuver himself to keep me in his line of sight. But now, he treated me with the cold, ruthless efficiency of a stranger. Even when handing out rations, he didn't spare me a second glance. Things were going exactly as I had planned, but I didn't feel relieved at all. At noon, we took a break by a dried-up riverbed. I sat hugging my knees in the shade of the SUV. A few yards away, Hudson and Maya were speaking in low tones, mapping out the route. They looked so perfect together. My heart felt like it was being squeezed in a vise. I forced myself to look away, burying my face in my arms. But a fear far worse than heartbreak was currently paralyzing me. According to the map, we were about to cross into the territory of the Vipers—the most brutal raider gang in the wasteland. In my vision, they were the
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Chapter 7
Before I could even process the excitement of potentially having powers, the SUV slammed on its brakes. "Get down! Ambush!" Hudson roared from the driver's seat. Through the windshield, I saw them—a small army of heavily armed raiders swarming the dunes ahead. The Vipers. Their leader, a scarred man with fire powers, laughed maniacally as he raised his hands, hurling massive fireballs at our convoy like a meteor shower. BOOM! The explosion sent a shockwave that shattered our windows into a million pieces. Looking at the leader's scarred face, absolute terror and burning hatred warred inside me. He was the monster who had torn me apart in my nightmare. The car doors flew open. Hudson and Jax didn't hesitate. Ice spikes and lightning bolts tore through the air as they fought back. But the Vipers didn't just have powers; they had heavy military artillery. "Argh!" Jax cried out as a stray bullet tore through his thigh, dropping him into a pool of his own blood. "Jax!" Maya yelled
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Chapter 9
In a battle between gifted, a three-second freeze was all it took to flip the script. Hudson and Jax didn't waste a millisecond. Lightning and ice pierced through the raiders' chests. The tide turned instantly. The brutes were frozen solid before they could even scream. But just as I exhaled, thinking we were safe, the unexpected happened. The scarred leader, with his dying breath, pulled the trigger of his rifle. BANG! A searing, tearing agony ripped through my side. The sheer force of the bullet threw me backward onto the dirt. "Eliza!" As I hit the ground, I heard Hudson's raw, throat-tearing scream. My vision blurred, but I could clearly see the man who was always so stoic, so untouchably cold, completely lose his mind. The mask shattered. He scrambled and sprinted toward me, dropping to his knees and pulling my bleeding body fiercely into his chest. "No... no... Eliza, look at me! Don't you dare close your eyes!" Hudson's hands were shaking violently. He clamped his han
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Chapter 10
We got back on the road, leaving the scent of blood to the desert wind. I was back in the passenger seat of Hudson's SUV, but this time, there was no escaping his gaze. He drove with one hand on the wheel; his other hand had mine locked in a death grip, fingers laced tightly, as if I would vanish if he let go. In the backseat, Maya—who had just finished wrapping Jax's leg—leaned forward, uncharacteristically gossipy. "So, Eliza, considering the epic cold war you guys had going on, did you actually break up?" Maya teased. "If you did, let me know so I can tell Ethan. He's still pining." My face flushed. I opened my mouth to say, "We did—""No, we didn't." Hudson cut me off instantly. He shot Maya an icy glare through the rearview mirror, delivering his verdict with absolute arrogance. "Ethan doesn't have a snowball's chance in hell. Tell him to back off. Eliza and I are perfectly happy, and we are never breaking up." I was so flustered by his blatant claim that I couldn't speak, l
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