Death Countdown Web Novels & Stories

Katherine Hall has spent six years trying to forget Heath Moore. The video he leaked when she was seventeen destroyed her family—her father died the from shame, her mother fell into debt, and Katherine's future was ripped away. Now she's back in London, desperate and broke. Her mother is in the ICU with £43,000 in medical bills, and the clock is ticking. The only offer that can save her comes from the one person she swore she'd never see again. Heath Moore is offering her a job. It's a fortune. It's a trap. It's everything she hates. But the deeper Katherine falls into Heath's world, the more she realizes nothing is what it seems. Strange encrypted files. Mysterious shell companies. A project codenamed MARIS with ties to a global conspiracy. And Heath—cold, guarded, and watching her every move—is hiding something. When she's abducted and interrogated about MARIS, Heath arrives to save her, and he finally tells her the truth: He built MARIS. It's an autonomous targeting system that feeds assassination orders to drones and military networks. He never meant for it to be used this way. And now, the people controlling it will kill anyone who tries to stop them. Katherine agrees to help him destroy MARIS. But she has one condition: when it's over, he disappears from her life forever. As they race across continents, hunted by assassins and betrayed by allies, Katherine discovers the one thing she never expected—the man she hates is the only person she can trust. And the love she buried six years ago is the only thing that can save them both. The truth is never as clean as the story they tell you. But love is the only thing that makes it worth finding.

PLEASE NOTE: THESE ARE STANDALONE APOCALYPSE BOOKS. **** Claire Bennett thought she was just watching a zombie movie. Until a blackout knocked her unconscious—and she woke up inside the movie, in the body of Madison Hayes, the doomed heroine whose death was inevitable. The worst part? The apocalypse begins in three minutes. Claire Bennett knows how the story is supposed to unfold. She knows which students will die first, which escape routes will become death traps, and which survivors will betray one another when fear turns them into monsters. Armed with knowledge no one else possesses, she makes her first move: change the ending. But the moment she saves someone who was supposed to die, the story begins to unravel. Events happen earlier than they should. The infected start behaving strangely. People who should know nothing about her call her by a name she has never revealed. And somewhere behind the outbreak lies a secret connected to the body she now inhabits. Then she discovers something far more terrifying than the zombies. This apocalypse was never supposed to happen the way she remembers it. With the city collapsing, the military hiding the truth, and an unknown organization hunting her, Claire Bennett must fight to keep herself and her companions alive. Every decision could save a life—or unleash something worse. But as the mystery surrounding her transmigration deepens, one question haunts her: Why was she brought into this world? And if she can change the ending of the movie, can she change the ending of her own fate? The countdown has begun. Three minutes to prepare. Three minutes to escape. Three minutes before the dead rise. And this time, Claire Bennett refuses to follow the script.

Selene Ashford has spent her life on the run. Raised in the shadows of the Unclaimed Lands, she learned early that trusting a pack means trusting a leash. When rogue hunters slaughter a border patrol and plant evidence pointing to her, she's captured and dragged before Alpha Kael Voss of the Ashwood Pack — a man whose name alone makes grown wolves kneel. Kael has one job: execute the girl responsible for his warriors' deaths. Instead, the moment her scent hits him, his wolf goes silent with recognition. She is his mate — the one bond even an Alpha cannot break. But Kael has buried his heart before, and the timing of her arrival is too convenient, too dangerous. Someone wants her inside his pack. Someone wants her dead. As Selene fights to prove her innocence and resist a bond she never asked for, she uncovers a truth that could unravel the entire wolf world: her blood carries the mark of a bloodline believed extinct for two decades — a bloodline Kael's own father may have helped destroy. Between rival packs circling for war, a Lycan enemy who remembers her family's name, and a love neither of them can outrun, Selene must decide whether the mate bond is her salvation or the very trap that will finally catch her.

"I'll never be mated to you! No matter how strong this bond is, I'll break it piece by piece till nothing is left for you to hold on to," Kael growled, his eyes flashing colors, yanking his hands out of her grip. Aria felt her heart slam into her rib cage, tears rolling down. "Kael. Please. I don't deserve this pain." ****** On her eighteenth birthday, Aria Ravenwood enters Mooncrest Academy, believing she'll finally meet the mate who will change her fate. Instead, she meets Kael Ashford—the academy's hockey superstar, her brother's best friend, and the male who publicly shatters her world by rejecting their bond in front of everyone. But fate has other plans. Soon, Kael begins to feel every ounce of her agony through the very bond he refuses to accept. Meanwhile, Aria is forced to make choices that will change her entire life forever. Why did Kael reject her? And when hidden truths surface, will she accept the same mate who broke her heart… or choose a destiny of her own?

For three years, my husband poisoned me while pretending to love my curves — all so he could steal my family’s multi-billion-dollar empire. I died outside his office floor listening to him and my best friend laugh about how easy I was to control. Then I woke up one year earlier… staring at the same deadly pill in his hand. This time, I lock my entire fortune into a bloodline trust that only protects me and my younger sister. If anything happens to me, everything goes to her — not to my husband, and not to the greedy relatives who have always wanted what’s mine. I divorce him in public and start taking my life back. But Philip won’t stay down. He’s desperate to get me back. My family is still plotting. And the powerful billionaire CEO watching from the shadows is far more dangerous than my ex ever was. Now I’m fighting to protect my sister, my company… and a secret that could destroy everything if it falls into the wrong hands.

"Sign it, Seraphine. Marguerite is waiting." That was the last thing he said to her before the crash. I know because I read it, word for word, on a train that carried me home for the last time. I hated that ending. I cried over a stranger's death and fell asleep cursing the man who let her die. Then I opened my eyes in her bed, with her wedding ring on my finger and her unborn child beneath my palm. "Welcome, Host," a cold voice whispered. "You have ninety days before the plot claims you." Ninety days. One husband who has never loved her. One ending that has already been written in blood. But I know what happens next. I know who smiles at the funeral and who really pulled the strings. And this time, the wife isn't begging. "I want a divorce, Evander." His face goes white. Good. Now he is on his knees in the rain, crying out for the woman he threw away, while she walks away with his heir and no intention of looking back. He wrote me out of his life. I'm rewriting the ending.

Alice Cole spent her entire life building herself from nothing. As an orphan with no family name or fortune, she relied on her intelligence to survive and eventually became the hidden force behind her husband Jason Cole’s billion-dollar empire. She helped him rise from an ambitious businessman into a powerful CEO. But after Jason gained everything he wanted, he betrayed her. On their anniversary, Jason gave Alice a beautiful blue diamond necklace and claimed it was a priceless luxury gift. But Alice soon discovered the truth: the necklace was fake, and the real diamond was given to his mistress, Vivian Laurent. Heartbroken, Alice decides to divorce him. But before she can throw away the fake necklace, it suddenly activates. Inside the pendant is a hidden secret that reveals a terrifying vision of the future: a deadly virus, collapsing cities, and humans turning into monsters. The zombie apocalypse will begin in 60 days. Desperate for answers, Alice is pulled back into the world of Tate Harlan, the cold billionaire heir she once knew from the Harlan Foundation. But Tate is no ordinary businessman. He is the leader of H Project, a secret organization preparing for the end of the world. As civilization falls and the dead rise, Alice must uncover the truth behind the necklace, survive the apocalypse, and face the people who underestimated her.

After dying in a car accident, Eliana Lopez awakens inside her favorite apocalypse novel. Unfortunately, she isn't the protagonist. She isn't the future hero. She isn't even an important side character. She becomes Audrey Wilson—a forgettable extra destined to die on the very first day of the apocalypse. As crimson portals tear open across the sky and monsters flood the world, Audrey awakens the weakest Talent imaginable: F-Rank Weak Body. A Talent so useless that survival should be impossible. Just when death seems inevitable, a mysterious notification appears before her eyes. [Infinite Evolution System Activated.] [Survive. Adapt. Evolve.]

Ann gave up everything for Jake, the man she loved most. So when she discovers he’s cheating and asking for divorce, her world shatters.His cold silence after she leaves breaks her even more. Determined to make him regret it, Ann turn to Louis , her svelte and wealthy childhood friend. His business rival. She proposes a plan with panache: A contract marriage to provoke Jake.Loius agrees,hiding the fact that he’s secretly loved Ann. But Jake isn’t indifferent. He’s dying, and his self destructive affair was his way of facing it. The illusion that he’d moved on crumbles when he sees Ann marrying Louis. Jealousy and regret consume him. In a desperate move, Jake kidnaps Ann and reveals the truth. He gives her an ultimatum: Stay with him for 30 days. If she still doesn’t love him after that,he’ll let her go. Cut off from the world,Ann is forced into close proximity with the ex who betrayed her. As Jake cooks,cares for her and slowly shows the man she fell in love with,Ann’s anger begins to crack. By day 21, she’s ready to admit she still loves him. Outside,chaos brews. Louis goes to the media searching for his “missing wife”. Ann’s friend, Claire has been orchestrating everything. Consumed by envy,Claire manipulates her estranged twin sister,Clarissa- the sister who once scarred her in a fire and was left in poverty while Claire was adopted into wealth. On day 22,Clarissa arrives at the retreat with a bombshell, she is pregnant with Jake’s child. But Ann senses something is wrong. The woman looks identical to Claire,yet something doesn’t add up. With secrets, lies and a second chance on the line Ann must decide

I died three months after the apocalypse began. Betrayed by my boyfriend and abandoned by my family, I had nothing when the world collapsed. I thought that was the end of my story. Then I woke up three months before the apocalypse. I was reborn, and this time, I had a mysterious space that could store anything without spoiling. With memories of my past life, I knew exactly what was coming. I used my future knowledge to make money and started stockpiling everything I would need—food, water, medicine, fuel, clothes, seeds, and daily necessities. Everyone thought I had gone crazy. They laughed while I emptied supermarkets and filled my space. But when the apocalypse arrived and the world plunged into chaos, they were the ones knocking on my door. Unfortunately for them, the woman they abandoned was gone. This time, I was prepared to survive and get my revenge.

Namih Chan is a detective. She does not believe in the ghost that will return to earth to demand justice. But since Namih Chan lived in her rented house, her perspective changed. Almost every night, she dreams of a bloody woman. She was begging for justice. It doesn't hold her back anymore. Until she decided to reopen the woman's case when she found out that someone had died in the house she was renting, few years ago. She struggled to trace the woman's origin until she met the family. She was asking for cooperation from the family, but they refused. Until she meets the eldest brother who is also a detective. Joojen Lee, a half blooded korean who used to live in the country. She worked with him. Along with her search for justice is the monthly case of murder of a half filipino women in their city. The woman died the same way as Joana was killed. She concluded that the killer of the woman in their city and Joana's killer had something to do with it. Will they succeed in achieving the justice that Joana demands, in exchange for her silence? Are they ready to find out who is the person behind the murders?

Rose was living an ordinary life... until she wasn't. Transmigrated in a ruthless world, she is immediately killed by a merciless Pack. When she opens her eyes again, she discovers the truth: she is no longer herself. She is the infamous witch everyone despises, the villainess the entire realm wants dead. But fate has one more cruel twist. The only Alpha who can protect her is the brother of the man who murdered her. He is everything she should run from: dangerous, powerful, and bound by blood to her killer. Yet the pull between them is impossible to ignore. Will she be able to conquer this new world, or will she die the same death twice?

“If I disappeared tomorrow, would you even notice?” Lucien Vale didn't look up from his phone. “Elara, I'm tired. Not everything has to be about you.” She smiled. He didn't know those would be the last words he'd ever say to his wife. After eight years of marriage, Elara has finally accepted the truth: her husband may sleep beside her every night, but he has never truly seen her. His mother despises her. Her own daughter prefers another woman. And now Lucien has agreed to let his first love carry the son his family believes Elara failed to give them. There is just one thing they don't know. Elara is dying. With only six months left, she decides to leave without begging anyone to love her. But fate intervenes. A devastating accident leaves Elara fighting for her life—and the man who saves her looks exactly like her. Then a woman walks into her hospital room, sees Elara, and breaks down. “My baby…” Elara has spent twenty-eight years believing she was unwanted. She is about to discover she was never abandoned. She was stolen. And her real family is one of the most powerful dynasties in the world. Three years later, Elara returns to Aurelia as an heiress, a successful perfumer, and a woman no one can break. Lucien wants his wife back. Her daughter wants her mother. His family wants her forgiveness. But Elara has learned how to live without them. And when Lucien finally asks her to come home, she asks: “Which home, Lucien? The one I left… or the one I built without you?”

I died trusting the wrong people. My husband left me behind when the evacuation began. My family stole everything they could. And when the world collapsed, I learned the government had known the truth all along. Then I woke up. Sixty days before the dead rise. This time, I remember everything. I know which cities will fall first. I know what supplies will disappear. I know who will betray me. So I prepare in silence. But the future begins changing. The outbreak comes early. The infected are evolving. Someone else remembers the apocalypse. And the man who betrayed me in my first life may not be the same man standing beside me now. I thought I was reborn to survive the apocalypse. I was wrong. I was reborn because something far worse is coming.

Despite of being cold and cranky, Levi cares a lot. The unexplainable ability of him to lucid dream helped him to discover how and why people committed suicide. However, he didn’t expect that he would be using his gift to know the reasons behind why his friends and loved ones took away their own lives. The aftermath of it is slowly killing him—that he forgets that he doesn't need to save them all by himself.

The night the moon turned black, the world ended. Humans became Infected — bloodthirsty monsters that hunt in the dark. ;Ethan Cole: 24, ex-soldier, is the only thing standing between death and his 8-year-old sister Lily On the first night of the apocalypse, he meets Selena Voss a 25 year old girl who’s Infected herself… but still fighting to stay human. When the System awakens, Ethan becomes a :FIGHTER:. Selena is an : INFECTED: To survive, they form a :Blood Bond: sharing pain, strength, and fate. If one dies, the other falls. Now every night the Black Moon rises, the Infected get stronger. To live, they must hunt *Black Crystals*, level up, and stop the :Cult of the Black Moon: before they complete a ritual in Melbourne that will turn the entire world. The mission: Reach Melbourne in 3 days. The enemy: High Priest Malric and his High Command. :The stakes: All of humanity. Survival. System. Dark Romance. Every night is war. Every crystal matters. And the deadliest danger? If Selena loses control… Ethan will be the one who has to kill her. A 100-Chapter War for Survival Begins. _Partners by bond. Enemies by night._

What’s worse than the apocalypse? Waking up as a 68-year-old grandmother, getting rejected by your beast husbands, and realizing you’re stuck in an infinite cosmic loop. Meet Skylar Reeves: a woman who expected a quiet Tuesday, only to wake up with sagging skin, brittle white hair, and a system dashboard informing her that her beauty rating is a tragic 12/100 and her survival probability is 0.7%. Oh, and the world is ending in exactly 72 hours. To reverse her physical age, Skylar is handed a ridiculous main quest: Claim two unwanted, defective beasts. Enter Corin Wells—a gentle healer who looks like a rain-drenched puppy and stutters at the word "husband"—and Zane Corvid, an ice-cold Void Beast whose starting affinity for her is a deeply insulting -20. As the Beast Mutation Apocalypse shatters the skies and monsters flood the ruins, Skylar uses her razor-sharp wit, future knowledge, and a cheat-code ability called Probability Sight to boss her way through the end of the world. Every time her fierce, chaotic energy forces her grumpy husbands' affinity levels up, she sheds a decade of wrinkles, bouncing from a sarcastic old hag back to her stunning, lethal self. But as the blood beasts fall and the mysteries deepen, a terrifying truth begins to surface: Skylar didn't just stumble into the future. She’s lived this nightmare before. And while her memory was wiped clean by the system's ruthless reset, her two beastly "husbands" remember everything. Can a foul-mouthed heroine cheat death, tame two ancient beast kings, and beat a cosmic countdown before time runs out? Or is the ultimate plot twist waiting for her back in her own bed? Can you truly escape a destiny you’ve already failed once before—or are you just doomed to fall in love with the monsters who remember you?

Seraphine Valence has always felt like a part of her life was missing. There were dreams that felt so real, places that seemed strangely familiar, and a mysterious necklace that kept leading her to a name that shouldn’t have meant anything to her: Lysander Blackthorne. In the eyes of the world, Lysander is nothing more than a dangerous fugitive. But to Lysander, Seraphine is the person who was once the most important part of his life—someone who knew him better than anyone else, loved him, and then vanished without a trace, leaving behind only a promise to return. As fragments of her memory resurface, Seraphine slowly realizes that her encounter with Lysander was no coincidence. There is something in her past that has been deliberately hidden, and the closer she gets to the truth, the harder it becomes for her to distinguish between forgotten memories and feelings that may never have truly faded.

Excerpt from "Escapades with the Fake Maid," Chapter ?? ~ Layla scrutinized the "maid" standing before her, whose eyes were rimmed with tears. "The job posting was for a woman. And... you are not one." Ignoring the maid’s pale face, Layla continued, "So, what is your real name, and how old are you?" "M-my name is Carle," the maid revealed in a trembling voice, "Carle McCarthy. I am... actually... 29." "Why are you, a man, dressing up as a maid in my household?" Layla asked, one eyebrow raised in curiosity. "My late father... he was a drunkard, a gambler, and chronically in debt. He even tried to use me as payment for one of his many creditors. But the man decided I wasn't even worth a single dollar and sent me back. By chance, I..." ~ Want to know how it ends? Simply turn the page and keep reading until the very end. This book is a collection of over twenty delightful stories of varying lengths—and they aren't limited to just one genre. One moment, you might be reading a werewolf or mermaid tale; the next, a campus romance, a vampire romance, or a sports romance. And before you know it, you’ll be reading about a perverted Demon King and a spirited human warrior (BL)! Exciting, right? You never know what genre—or just how deliciously captivating—the next story will be! But... three things are guaranteed: Breathtaking plot twists, satisfyingly executed revenge plots, and—most importantly—scenes that will make you blush! So, what are you waiting for?

I slapped a witch and was cursed. "Two years is what you have left," she said, smiling. "Then you die. Unless you kiss the Lycan King. Three times." *** Earlier, I'd found out my boyfriend was gay. Then, while walking back home with a broken heart, a stranger poured water on my head for no reason at all. And now, I had a countdown to my own death. I've never wanted a crown. I never even wanted to meet the king, the one who has sent home every woman who has ever tried to catch his eye, but then the royal decree arrived: every eligible daughter in the realm is summoned to the kingdom for the Lycan King's bride selection. It was my only chance to get close enough to him. And Xaden, the ruthless king himself, only chooses a woman who treats him well, which would have been easier if I wasn’t being nice to him because I need him to kiss me three times before I die.