บททั้งหมดของ Apocalypse: My Husband's Stepbrother Is The 001 Commader: บทที่ 11 - บทที่ 20

Chapter Twelve Veyra’s POVI was already dressed for work when I came out of my room the following morning, but after everything that had happened the previous day, my body still felt tired.I adjusted my jacket and walked toward the dining area, expecting to find Cairos there with Zuri, but instead, I found him standing near the window with a cup of coffee in his hand.His eyes moved over me. “You’re ready to leave already?”“Yes, I have to go to work.”He frowned slightly. “After everything we went through, I think we should rest today.”I shook my head. “The Defense Center needs to be checked after the damage.”Before Cairos could answer, another door opened.Astra stepped out.She was already dressed in her military uniform, her hair neatly tied back and her expression calm. “Don’t worry, Veyra,” she said. “I’ll handle the job for you today.”I stopped.For a moment, I didn’t know what to say.My eyes moved from Astra to Cairos.Had he already given her permission to take over?I

Chapter Fourteen Veyra’s POVI woke up to silence.For five years, my communicator had been the first thing to wake me every morning. There was always a report waiting for me, an urgent message from one of the defense teams, or a problem that needed my attention before I had even left my bed.But that morning, nothing came.I opened my eyes and stared at the ceiling for a few seconds, waiting for the familiar sound that never came.I reached for my communicator and checked the screen.Nothing, not even messages, no emergency reports, no calls from the defense teams.I frowned as I sat up.This had been happening for days.At first, I had thought everyone was simply giving me time to recover after the collapse, but then I noticed that Astra was handling almost everything. Whenever I arrived at the Defense Center, there was barely anything left for me to do because Astra had already reviewed the reports, assigned the teams, checked the systems, and handled the problems before they reac

Chapter SixteenVeyra’s POVI saved the last report and leaned back in my chair, finally allowing myself to breathe.The office was quiet, almost too quiet, and after spending most of the afternoon going through reports, I was grateful for the silence.I reached for the glass of water beside me and turned around.My eyes immediately landed on the man standing behind me.I froze. “Cairos?”He looked at me calmly, one hand resting inside the pocket of his trousers.I stared at him for a moment, still trying to understand how long he had been standing there.“When did you get here?”“Just now.”I frowned. “Why didn’t you tell me you were here? You could have asked my assistant to call me.”“I told her not to.”I blinked. “You told her not to?”He nodded. “I wanted to come in myself.”I studied his face, still confused by his sudden appearance.“Is something wrong?”Instead of answering, he walked toward my desk and placed a small box in front of me. “I heard what you did.”I looked at th

Chapter EighteenVeyra’s POVI woke up earlier than usual, but for the first time in several days, I didn’t immediately reach for my communicator.There were no urgent reports waiting for me, no calls from the Defense Center demanding my attention, and no reason for me to rush out of bed.After everything that had happened recently, I realized how tired I truly was.Instead of getting dressed for work, I got out of bed and walked toward Zuri’s room.Her door was slightly open, so I pushed it gently and looked inside.She was still sleeping.I smiled as I walked closer to her bed.Her hair was spread across the pillow, and she was hugging one of her blankets tightly against her chest. She looked so peaceful that I didn’t want to wake her immediately.I sat beside her and gently moved a strand of hair away from her face before leaning down and kissing her forehead.“Good morning, my baby.”She moved slightly but didn’t wake.I smiled and touched her cheek. “Zuri.”She finally opened her

Chapter TwentyVeyra’s POVAfter Zuri finally went to bed, I stayed in her room for a few more minutes.I sat beside her, watching her peaceful face as she slept, and for some reason, I found myself thinking about the conversation I had with Cairos earlier that day.Don’t tell me you’re leaving me.I still couldn’t understand why those words affected me so much.For five years, I had convinced myself that leaving would be simple. We had an agreement, and the agreement had reached its end. That should have been enough but Cairos had looked at me differently that day.He had spoken about me being part of his life as though he had only just realized it himself, and the fear in his eyes when he thought I might leave had stayed with me.I gently pulled the blanket higher over Zuri before standing.“Goodnight, my baby,” I whispered.I leaned down and kissed her forehead before walking out of the room.I had barely closed her door when I heard voices coming from the sitting room.I stopped.