All Chapters of reborn before the doomsday my ex hates me : Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

Chapter 12: Trapped Under SteelThe lights inside the warehouse flickered twice and died completely.A heavy, low groan shook the concrete floor as the city's main power grid finally collapsed. Two seconds later, the automatic backup diesel generator kicked in with a deafening roar, shaking the metal ductwork overhead.Before I could even catch my breath, a shrill, pulsing alarm shrieked from the security console.A red warning light flashed on the monitor: ALARM: NORTH ALLEY CARGO SHUTTER — MECHANICAL JAM, 50% OPEN.My stomach dropped into my shoes. The backup generator had surged during startup, throwing the heavy chain-drive off its gear. The massive steel loading shutter on the alley side—the side facing the open street where the infected were currently roaming—was stuck wide open.If we didn't drop that door right now, the noise of the generator would draw every monster within a three-block radius straight into our living space.I grabbed my taser, bolted down the metal stairs fr

Chapter 14: The Pound at the GateThe metallic echo of our welding torch faded, leaving a heavy, suffocating silence inside the newly sealed warehouse.We had done it. The lower loading shutter was welded shut with reinforced steel plates, Derrick’s tools and spare auto parts were stacked neatly against the inner walls, and Maya was resting safely in the back office under a steady hum of filtered air. On paper, our ground floor was a fortress.But paper doesn't stop bullets, and it doesn't stop people with nothing left to lose.I was still staring at the encrypted photo of my northern valley bunker on my phone screen when a sharp, violent banging hammered against the front pedestrian door of the warehouse.Bang! Bang! Bang!"Open up! Please, God, open the door! They're right behind us!" a desperate woman’s voice shrieked from the street, followed by the frantic crying of a child.Derrick, who was wiping grease off his uninjured arm with a rag, froze. His head snapped toward the front

Chapter 16: Cold Steel and White Knuckles​The silence inside the tiny security cage was suffocating, broken only by the mother’s frantic, ragged breathing and the low, wet thudding of infected bodies beating against the outer iron mesh behind them.​Derrick stepped closer to the child, his chest heavy, his boots clicking softly on the cold concrete. "Evelyn... look at her leg."​"Don't touch her!" the mother shrieked, instantly scrambling backward and shielding the little girl with her own body. Her eyes were wide, bloodshot, and wild with pure, maternal desperation. "She’s not bitten! She fell on the pavement when we were running! I swear to God, she just scraped her ankle!"​"Step back, ma'am," I said through the inner viewing slot, my voice cold, calm, and utterly unyielding. I grabbed a pair of heavy leather gloves and a short steel inspection rod from the wall rack. "If it's just a scrape, you have nothing to fear. But if teeth touched that skin, neither of you enters my buildin

Chapter 18: High Beams and Dark SecretsMy fingers hovered over the tablet in front of me. I selected the switches for the powerful lights on our roof and pointed them toward the parking garage three blocks away.Then I pressed the button.CLICK!Two powerful lights suddenly came on, shining brightly into the dark night. Their beams pointed directly at the top floor of the parking garage.On the thermal monitor, I saw the orange shape of the sniper move suddenly.The bright lights were shining directly into his night-vision scope. He couldn't see properly anymore. He raised his arms to protect his eyes, moved away from his rifle, and hid behind a concrete wall to escape the bright light."Now you know I'm watching you, you bastard," I muttered.The sniper now knew that I had discovered him. He could no longer use his night-vision equipment properly because of the bright lights.I pressed the intercom button to speak to the room downstairs."Derrick, move away from the gate and come to

Chapter 20: Safe PassageI watched Elena clutch Lily closer as the little girl stirred in her sleep. The woman looked exhausted, and despite the tension between us, I knew she couldn't keep hiding in the bunker forever."You and Lily need to leave," I said.Elena stared at me. "You told me to stay away from your workshop. Now you're telling me to leave the bunker?""Because this place is about to become a battleground." I kept my voice low. "I can't promise I'll be able to protect you both when things get worse."She hesitated, clearly unsure whether to trust me.I understood her hesitation. I'd threatened to throw her out only hours earlier. But keeping her and Lily here while Derrick and I prepared to break through the blockade would put them in danger. I couldn't afford to let that happen.I opened the emergency exit and glanced toward the alley. The floodlights were still blazing across the compound, washing the surrounding walls in harsh white light. I couldn't tell whether the s