Lahat ng Kabanata ng The Inheritance Game- Only Silence Survives: Kabanata 1 - Kabanata 10

The fight for Grandpa’s fortune began the second his funeral ended. The arguments were just heating up when a freak blizzard rolled in, trapping us all in the estate."I told you we should've split the money and run!" Sarah shrieked. "But no, you all had to fight. Now look at the snow! We're trapped for a week!"Grandpa was barely in the ground, and the estate was already a war zone of complaints.Everyone wanted the biggest piece of the pie. They were ready to draw blood for it."Don't say that, Sarah." My stepbrother, Liam, glided over, a reassuring smile on his flawless face. "It's rare for us all to be together. Grandpa wouldn't want us fighting like this."He always knew the right thing to say.At twenty-eight, Liam was the family's golden boy. He'd been groomed to take over the family empire.I turned to leave, but a piercing electronic chime stopped me.Everyone’s phone went off at once."What?" Liam’s fiancée, Chloe, frowned, moving closer to his side.I looked down at my phone

Day one. The game began.Gunshots echoed from outside.I watched on the studio's security monitor as dozens of slow-moving figures shambled around the estate.Their skin was a sickly grey, their eyes vacant. They moaned, mouths hanging open.Zombies.But just as I expected, they were incredibly slow. They looked like they could do little more than bite.The family channel was on fire."This is too easy! These things are slow as turtles!""One-shot headshots!""This isn't a survival game, it's target practice!"Chloe's voice was the most excited. "Darlings! Watch this!"On screen, she raised a sniper rifle and aimed at the nearest zombie.BANG!The zombie's head exploded.Chloe immediately held up her phone for a selfie, the headless corpse in the background."Perfect shot!" she bragged on the channel. "We should celebrate!""Celebrate what?" Liam's voice cut in."Our victory, of course!" Chloe giggled. "These slowpokes are no threat at all! We should have a party!"She paused, then her

I was woken up at midnight by a scream.Not a zombie's roar from outside, but from inside the main house.I flipped on the monitors.David was standing in the middle of the living room, but he wasn't David anymore.His skin was a dead grey, his eyes completely clouded over, and black fluid drooled from his mouth.Worst of all, the dark red veins now covered his entire face.Sarah was screaming in a corner."Help! Help me! David's turned into a monster!"The others rushed out from their rooms and froze."That's impossible!" Marcus stammered. "He wasn't bitten!"The zombified David let out a beastly roar and lunged for the closest person, Emma.BANG! BANG! BANG!Gunshots exploded indoors, the echoes deafening in the enclosed space.Emma was firing, but her hands were shaking so badly that bullets flew everywhere."Stop! Don't fire inside!" Liam yelled.Too late.The chain reaction of gunshots and screams was instant.James suddenly clutched his head, groaning in pain. "My head... it hurt

"Who edited the announcement?"Marcus's voice exploded through the channel, thick with rage and panic."The system wouldn't change it on its own!" Linda screamed hysterically. "Someone did this!""Who? Who has the power to change system info?" Kevin's voice trembled.I could hear ragged breathing and frantic whispers from the cellar."Could it be..." Tom started, but was cut off."It was Ava!" Chloe shrieked. "It had to be her!"The channel went dead for a single, heavy second.Then it erupted."Yes! It was her!" Marcus yelled as if a lightbulb had gone off. "She knew the truth from the start!""She chose the recording studio! She chose Bio-Stasis!" Linda's voice was pure hatred. "She knew the virus was activated by noise!""That bitch! That goddamn bitch!" Kevin cursed. "She wanted us all to die!"I listened to their accusations, a cold smile on my face.So, you finally figured it out? Too late.I turned on my video camera and panned it around the studio.The comfortable sofa. The ple

Morning, day four. The horde outside had doubled.Through the monitors, I saw them swarming the buildings, their low moans a constant drone.Worse, the family members who had turned inside the house had now joined the horde.Desperate sobs came from the wine cellar.“The dead are wall-to-wall out there!” Linda’s voice was completely hoarse. “We’re never getting out!”“We’ve got food for two more days,” Marcus said weakly. “And then…”“Don’t say it!” Kevin screamed, breaking down. “I don’t want to die!”Just then, my private messages pinged.[Liam: Ava, I need to talk to you alone.][Liam: About our future.]I opened my private chat with him.[Liam: You know, I never really loved Chloe.][Liam: She was just a tool for a family alliance. Grandpa arranged it. I couldn’t refuse.][Liam: But you’re different. You’re smart, calm, a visionary. You’re the partner I’ve always needed.][Liam: This game has proven it. You’re the one who deserves to stand by my side and control the Sterling family