All Chapters of APOCALYPSE: The Monster They Made: Chapter 1 - Chapter 4

CHAPTER ONEI couldn't breathe.Every time I tried to pull air into my lungs, my chest seized so hard that I thought my ribs would split. My throat burned, my stomach cramped, and pain twisted through my body until I couldn't tell what hurt the most.I pressed my palm against the ground and tried to push myself up, but my arm gave out. My cheek hit the dusty concrete, and I lay there struggling to breathe.The sky above me was gray through the broken roof, and bits of ash drifted through the open space. Most of the walls had collapsed, leaving the veranda completely exposed. We had been sleeping wherever we could find enough shelter to keep the wind off us.A painful cough tore through me as I curled onto my side and spat onto the ground. There was blood in it. Damn it. I needed medication or I would not last the night.My fingers shook as I wiped my mouth."Vanessa."I turned my head. Matheo, my husband, stood behind me, staring at the blood with an expression that looked more irrita

CHAPTER THREEThe moment Matheo left my room, I grabbed my phone and opened my banking app.“Let's see what you haven't managed to ruin yet.”I checked my balance, then went through my properties, investments, and the accounts I had once allowed Matheo to access. My eyes stopped on one of the accounts we used for household expenses. I remembered how he'd convinced me to give him access, assuring me that there was no need for secrets between husband and wife.“Well, not anymore.”I changed my passwords, updated my recovery details, and removed every device I didn't recognize. When I finished securing my accounts, I opened my property records and checked the details of my investments. I wasn't leaving anything to chance this time.By the time I put my phone down, my shoulders ached from sitting in the same position for hours.That evening, I spread a notebook across my bed and started writing down everything I would need before the apocalypse. Food, clean water, medicine, fuel, batterie