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2026-10-28 20:58:32Chapter 30: The Threat at the Driveway
The cold rain stung my face as I slipped out through the narrow side hatch of the warehouse. I kept my back pressed flat against the damp brick wall of the alleyway, gripping the heavy iron crowbar tightly in my right hand. Through the dark, I watched the two heavy-set thugs Julian had sent. They were moving quietly toward the side entrance of Derrick’s auto shop, their boots splashing softly in the oily puddles. One of them pulled a heavy iron pipe from beneath his jacket, while the other held a folded manila envelope stamped with a fake legal seal. Before they reached the rear door, the metal garage handle clicked. The door swung open, and eighteen-year-old Maya stepped out into the rain carrying a plastic bag of empty soda cans to the recycling bin. The lead thug immediately stepped into her path, blocking her way. "Hey there, kid," the thug grunted, his voice loud and deliberate. "Tell your brother he’s got five minutes to clear his tools out of this shop before we tear the doors off." Maya stumbled back, her eyes widening in fear as she backed against the brick wall. "What? Who are you? This is my brother's shop!" "Maya, get inside!" A roar echoed from inside the garage. Derrick burst through the side door like a charging bull. His broad shoulders were squared, his jaw locked in pure rage as he shoved Maya behind his back. "Touch my sister and I'll put you through that concrete wall," Derrick growled, raising his heavy iron wrench. The second thug stepped forward, slapping the manila envelope hard against Derrick’s chest. "Save the tough talk, mechanic. This is an official commercial lease termination notice from the property owner. You're evicted. Clear out by midnight, or we burn the place down with everything in it." Derrick stared at the paper, his hands trembling with raw, bitter frustration. He had poured every penny he had into this shop to support Maya after I betrayed him in the past. Now, believing I was behind this legal eviction, the anger in his eyes turned into complete despair. He ripped the paper in half, spun around, and kicked a heavy iron toolbox straight across the concrete garage floor! CLANG-BANG! Tools scattered everywhere across the floor. "Dammit!" Derrick yelled, his voice cracking with rage. "First her, now this! Maya, pack your bags. We're packing the truck and leaving this damned city forever." "He's not going anywhere," I said, stepping out from the dark shadow of the alleyway into the rain. Everyone froze. Derrick turned his head slowly, his dark eyes burning with absolute disgust as I walked up to the driveway holding my crowbar. "Get out of here, Evelyn," Derrick spat out, his voice shaking. "You won. You bought the block, you hired these corporate scum, and now you want to watch me pack? Is this your sick game?" I ignored his words, stepping directly between Derrick and Julian's thugs. I grabbed the torn lease notice from the floor, pulled up my landlord deed on my phone, and held it right in the lead thug's face. "I am the sole legal owner of this commercial block," I said, my voice cold and lethal. "Julian Sterling forged these papers. This eviction notice is illegal, and you two are currently trespassing on private property." I unslung my 12-gauge shotgun from my shoulder and racked a heavy shell into the chamber with a sharp CLACK-CLACK. "You have ten seconds to get back into Julian's car," I ordered, pointing the barrel straight at the lead thug's chest. "Or I put three inches of lead through your knees." The two thugs looked at the shotgun, then at my eyes. Seeing that I wasn't bluffing, they slowly backed out of the alleyway, cursing under their breath as they hurried back toward the black sedan. Silence fell over the wet driveway. I lowered the shotgun, turning around to face Derrick and Maya. Maya looked at me with quiet wonder and gratitude, but Derrick’s face was red with fury. He stepped right into my space, towering over me, his chest heaving. "Don't you ever step on my land again!" Derrick raged, pointing a greasy finger straight at my face. "You think playing hero makes up for what you did to me? You bought this block just to control me! Stay away from my sister, and stay away from my shop!" He grabbed Maya's arm, pulled her inside, and slammed the heavy iron garage door shut so hard the entire alleyway shook. THUD. I stood alone in the rain, my arm aching, my heart heavy with guilt. But as I turned to walk back to my warehouse, my tactical tablet chimed in my pocket with an urgent dark-web alert: EMERGENCY BROADCAST: CITY HOSPITAL QUARANTINES FAILING DOWNTOWN. UNIDENTIFIED AGGRESSIVE FEVER CASES RISING EXPONENTIALLY. The clock was ticking down to Patient Zero, and Julian’s thugs weren't done with us yet.
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reborn before the doomsday my ex hates me chapter 32
Chapter 32: The Crowbar DefenseThe red outline on Camera 4 pulsed like an arterial bleed.Down in the narrow, oil-stained alleyway between my warehouse and Derrick’s shop, two figures moved with practiced stealth. The rain had softened into a steady, freezing drizzle, slicking the red brick walls and reflecting the pale amber glow of the distant streetlights.I didn't need to zoom the lens to know what they were holding. The dark glass of two magnum wine bottles caught the light, filled with a sloshing mixture of diesel and motor oil. White cotton rags were stuffed tight into their necks.Julian’s street thugs hadn’t just come back to threaten Derrick. They had come to burn his livelihood—and everything inside it—to ash.A cold, lethal calm settled over my chest, replacing the exhaustion that had been dragging at my limbs all night. In my past life, I had stood by while Julian systematically stripped everything away from the people around me, believing his refined, polite lies u
reborn before the doomsday my ex hates me chapter 31
Chapter 31: Bio-Containment and Black MarketsThe dark-web alert on my tablet screen continued to pulse in bright, urgent red: CITY HOSPITAL QUARANTINES FAILING DOWNTOWN.I turned my back on Derrick’s locked garage door and sprinted across the wet alleyway, slipping back through the reinforced side hatch of my warehouse. Derrick’s anger was a wall I couldn't break through with words tonight. But if I didn't focus on the rapidly approaching bio-containment collapse right now, none of us would live long enough to reconcile.Inside the quiet, illuminated vault of Plant No. 1, I pulled up the encrypted police scanner feeds and local hospital dispatch networks across three separate monitors.The official news channels were still broadcasting smooth, rehearsed lies about a "seasonal influenza surge." But the raw emergency dispatch data told a terrifyingly different story.Over thirty ambulance units had been dispatched to St. Jude’s General Hospital in the last two hours alone. Emergen
reborn before the doomsday my ex hates me chapter 30
Chapter 30: The Threat at the DrivewayThe cold rain stung my face as I slipped out through the narrow side hatch of the warehouse. I kept my back pressed flat against the damp brick wall of the alleyway, gripping the heavy iron crowbar tightly in my right hand.Through the dark, I watched the two heavy-set thugs Julian had sent. They were moving quietly toward the side entrance of Derrick’s auto shop, their boots splashing softly in the oily puddles. One of them pulled a heavy iron pipe from beneath his jacket, while the other held a folded manila envelope stamped with a fake legal seal.Before they reached the rear door, the metal garage handle clicked.The door swung open, and eighteen-year-old Maya stepped out into the rain carrying a plastic bag of empty soda cans to the recycling bin.The lead thug immediately stepped into her path, blocking her way."Hey there, kid," the thug grunted, his voice loud and deliberate. "Tell your brother he’s got five minutes to clear his too
reborn before the doomsday my ex hates me chapter 29
Chapter 29: Steel Plating and Hidden EyesThe metallic hum of the arc welder filled the cavernous floor of the vacant warehouse right next door to Derrick’s auto shop. Bright blue sparks showered down onto the concrete deck, casting harsh, fleeting shadows against the brick walls.My arms throbbed with a deep, dull ache from days of relentless physical labor, but I pushed through the fatigue. I was ninety days out from Patient Zero when I woke up in my bed, but every minute wasted was a minute lost.Holding the heavy protective mask over my face, I fused a quarter-inch thick steel armor plate directly over the interior frame of the warehouse’s side windows. From the outside street on South 5th, the building looked like a run-down, empty commercial property. But on the inside, it was rapidly becoming a heavy industrial bunker.I flipped down my welding mask, wiping sweat from my neck with a greasy rag.Using the millions I had liquidated after canceling my assets transfers to Juli
reborn before the doomsday my ex hates me chapter 28
Chapter 28: Fuel, Freight, and Broken TrustI stood over the body of the infected security guard in the dark warehouse, my heart steadying as the adrenaline cooled. The black blood splattered across his torn uniform was proof enough: the world was bleeding out, and I had zero time to waste.My heavy diesel truck was dead on the concrete dock with a snapped rear drive-axle. Locked inside the trailer behind it were three tons of high-calorie MRE crates, dried grains, and medical supplies. If I left this load here, scavengers or infected would pick it clean before sunrise.I pulled my shortwave radio off my tactical vest, clicked the dial to channel 4, and pressed the talk button."Derrick," I said, my voice tight. "I know I’m the last person on earth you want to hear from. But I have an emergency at the Northside Food Depot."Static buzzed over the speaker for five long seconds. Then a cold, rough voice came back—a voice that used to be warm when he held me, before I betrayed him.
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Chapter 27: Blood, Steel, and Heavy FreightThe cold rain tapped against the windshield of the heavy diesel truck as I pulled into the dark loading yard of the Northside Commercial Food Depot.If Factory No. 1 was going to survive months of total siege and societal collapse, clean water wasn't enough. I needed tons of non-perishable food—military-grade MRE crates, dried grains, canned meat, and bulk salt reserves—stored safely inside my steel gates before the public realized the grocery stores were empty.I stepped out of the cab, racking the slide of my 12-gauge shotgun. The warehouse was quiet, but the air smelled wrong. It smelled of heavy copper and rot.I pried open the heavy steel side door of Bay 4 using a crowbar, my flashlight cutting through the thick darkness inside. Rows of wooden pallets sat stacked thirty feet high, loaded with thousands of pounds of emergency food rations.Clatter.A tin can rolled across the concrete floor behind a stack of crates.I froze, rais
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