Todos os capítulos de Reborn before the apocalypse: from betrayed wife to survivor: Capítulo 41 - Capítulo 50

Chapter 42: The Secret My Mother HidMy mother slammed the hidden door behind us just as something crashed into the bookshelf on the other side.“Keep moving,” she whispered.I followed her through the narrow passage with Marcus close behind me. My mind was still trying to process what I had just seen.My father.Alive.Standing in the apartment as though he had been waiting for me.And somehow, he had known exactly what I was going to do.“Mom,” I said, struggling to keep my voice steady, “where are you taking us?”“Somewhere he can’t see you.”Marcus glanced at her.“You said he has been looking for Emma. How long?”My mother didn’t answer.“Mom.”She stopped.For the first time since we entered the passage, she turned around and looked at me.“Longer than you can imagine.”I stared at her.“You knew about him.”“Yes.”“You knew about all of this.”Her eyes filled with tears.“I knew enough to be afraid.”“That isn’t an answer.”“I know.”I stepped closer.“You told me my father was

Chapter 44: Five Hours to MidnightThe countdown reached five hours and thirty minutes before Marcus finally spoke.“We need to leave.”I was still staring at the screen.The numbers continued dropping.05:30:17.05:30:16.05:30:15.“What happens at midnight?” I asked.Marcus moved toward the computer.“I don’t know yet.”“You just remembered an entire life and you don’t know?”“I remembered enough to know that standing here won’t help us.”He grabbed the nearest keyboard and began searching through the files my mother had been keeping.I watched him open folder after folder.Most were encrypted.Some contained photographs.Others contained names I didn’t recognize.Then Marcus stopped.“What?”He pointed at the screen.There was a list of names.Sana.Priya.Nia.Elena.Maya.My heart dropped.“They’re being monitored.”Marcus scrolled farther.There were dozens of names.Hell Maidens.Some were crossed out.Others were marked ACTIVE.I looked at Marcus.“Who is doing this?”He opene

Chapter 46: The Thing Inside NiaNia smiled at me, but it wasn’t Nia’s smile.I knew that immediately.The real Nia always smiled like she was trying to hide how scared she was. This smile was different. It was calm, almost amused, as though she already knew how this night was going to end.Marcus stepped in front of me.“Get away from her.”Nia tilted her head.“You still protect her first.”Marcus’s grip tightened around his weapon.“Who are you?”She laughed softly.“You really don’t remember me?”“I asked you a question.”“And I gave you an answer.”She looked at me.“I’m the part of her that remembers.”A chill ran through me.“Nia?”Her expression changed for half a second.Her eyes softened.“Emma…”I took a step forward.“Nia?”Her hand trembled.Then she grabbed her own head.“Run.”My heart stopped.“Nia?”“Run!”Her body jerked violently.The thing inside her screamed through her mouth.“ENOUGH!”The sound shook the entire corridor.Marcus pulled me backward.Nia’s feet lif

Chapter 48: The OriginalThe creature looked at me with my own face.For several seconds, nobody moved.Then it smiled.“You finally remember.”My fingers tightened around Marcus’s hand.“What are you?”The creature tilted its head.“That is the wrong question.”“Then give me the right one.”Its smile faded.“Ask yourself who you were before they made you forget.”Ava dropped to the floor.I rushed toward her, but Marcus caught my arm.“Wait.”“She needs help.”“I know, but look at her.”Ava was breathing.Her eyes were open.The creature had disappeared.I looked around the corridor.“Where did it go?”My mother was staring at the floor.“It didn’t go anywhere.”“What does that mean?”She pointed toward Ava.“It went inside her.”My stomach turned.Ava suddenly coughed.Then she looked at me.“Don’t touch me.”I stopped.“Are you okay?”“No.”She pushed herself up.“But I’m still me.”Marcus crouched beside her.“What did it do?”Ava looked at him.“It showed me something.”“What?”S

Chapter 50: The Door Inside MeThe scream came from beneath the city.It wasn’t human.It wasn’t even a sound I could properly describe.It felt like something enormous had heard my name and answered.The warmth inside my hands became unbearable.I dropped to my knees.“Emma!”Marcus caught me before I hit the floor.My fingers dug into his shirt as another wave of pain tore through me.“Make it stop.”“I’ve got you.”“I can’t.”“You can.”“I can’t, Marcus!”The lights above us exploded.Sana threw herself over Nia while my mother grabbed Ava and pulled her behind a concrete pillar.The older Emma didn’t move.She simply watched me.“Don’t fight it.”I looked at her through tears.“You’re insane.”“If you fight the door, it will open faster.”“Then tell me how to close it!”“I can’t.”“Why?”“Because you’re the only one who can.”Marcus looked at her sharply.“Then tell her how.”The older Emma shook her head.“She has to remember.”I laughed bitterly.“Of course. Another memory.”“Yo