Surviving In The Freezing Apocalypse With My Alpha

"Arghhhh"

"Noo"

"Ahh, it—it hurts!"

Screams echoed throughout the dark cafeteria hall.

Ava's heart pounded as she stepped back from the window. Outside, something moved through the frost as the sound of followed its steps.

The cafeteria was in chaos now—people pushing, shouting, trying to understand what the hell was happening.

And then suddenly——the window glass suddenly shattered.

Giving Ava barely enough time to flinch before the cold air blasted into the room with a loud , easily stumbling the students standing near the window backward.

The cold, bone-chilling frost storm entered the cafeteria as if a giant hole had been broken off in an airplane. Shards of glass rained down while students ducked to shield their heads.

Some shards brushed past Ava's cheek, making a sharp, thin line of blood rain down, but before she could check on it, someone pushed past her.

Ava stumbled backward, colliding into Riley.

"What the hell was that?!" Riley gasped.

Ava couldn't answer. Her wide eyes were locked on the thing outside.

A human figure stood just beyond the broken window. It was a man—or at least, what had once been a man.

His skin was pale, almost translucent, and his veins had turned a deep, eerie blue color. Frost clung to his face and arms, his breath curling in the air like steam.

And his eyes—they were ice-white.

Its body twisted in an unnatural way as it looked at the frightened crowd of students before it.

Ava's stomach dropped, and the only word she could instinctively think of was 'RUN' , 'Run like hell and don't look back.'

She turned to run, but another scream erupted from across the cafeteria. More students were falling, clutching their arms as their fingers turned blue, then black, spreading over their bodies real fast.

"Ahhh, it's—it's eating me!"

One of the students who was standing near the window screamed as the 'Frostbite' spread over his body, soon reaching his eye and then covering his whole body.

Suddenly, he collapsed.

Silence etched itself into the room—seemingly for a breath, nothing moved.

Then, with a violent, jerking motion, the student twitched—his back arching unnaturally. And then he rose.

Seeing this scene scared the hell out of her soul. Ava took a step back as she whispered, "No. No-no-no."

"What the—" Riley choked out.

The student—or whatever he was now—snapped his head up, his white eyes locking onto the nearest person. His jaw unhinged, a guttural, ice-cracking ripping from his throat.

Then he lunged, like a hyena, onto the nearest student. The cafeteria exploded into chaos.

Ava grabbed Riley's wrist and bolted. The cafeteria had turned into a stampede—students pushing, scrambling over each other, chairs and trays crashing to the ground.

More of them were changing.

The ones who had collapsed, the ones with the blue-tinged fingers—all were changing and waking up different from what they were before.

As soon as they woke up, they started to attack those who were still fine, as if they could instinctively smell them.

Ava's breath came in short, panicked bursts as she yanked Riley toward the side door. But just as they reached it—

A table crashed in front of them, blocking the exit.

"Shit!" Ava spun around, her pulse racing. "This way!" She turned back toward the main doors.

But just when she was about to run toward it, she froze.

That eerie thing—the first one that had come through the window—was right there, standing and glaring directly at her.

Ava's blood turned to ice.

The thing tilted its head, like it was studying her. Then, slowly and deliberately, it stepped forward.

The temperature around her plummeted. Chills ran down her spine as goosebumps started to race through her whole body.

As if her body was instinctively telling her that she was going to die.

Her lungs burned from the cold as air left them, her breath coming out in ragged, misty gasps, and her legs wouldn't move.

The creature looked straight at Ava, its eyes glaring, fixed on hers, and slowly raised its hand.

Its fingers cracked, bending unnaturally, and slowly reached for her throat.

Not a single voice came out of her mouth.

Ava couldn't even scream.

The Frostborn's fingers reached onto her neck, creeping as they slowly gripped tight, strangling Ava. Its fingernails dug into her skin as if they would just tear it any minute.

"Get down!"

Suddenly, a familiar sound rang through Ava's ears.

Something crashed into her—or more so, it seemed like she got swept along with something crashing onto the Frostborn.

The world spun as she hit the ground, but a warm shadow covered her.

Though there was a blur of movement, the sound of something slamming against the cafeteria tables was clear.

Ava slowly opened her eyes as she gasped, trying to regain her breath. She felt easiness around her neck as it got released from the Frostborn's grip, and it was gone.

Though the world still seemed blurry, Ava tried to stand up, her hands gripping onto something solid—

The sight left her in shock.

The warm shadow was Liam's.

He was covering her with his body.

Ava could barely process anything past this warm shock. His body was hot, unlike the chilling atmosphere, his skin flushed from buffed muscles that could easily make most girls faint from just the sight of them.

Her heart hammered like crazy.

But there was no time to think about that.

Liam grabbed her wrist and yanked her up. "We have to go. Now."

Still dazed, Ava let him pull her to her feet. She barely had time to register Riley screaming behind them—

Liam dragged her with him into the hallway, but it was worse than the cafeteria.

Students were screaming, running in every direction. Some had already collapsed, shivering violently as their bodies began to turn blue—and then blackish.

They jumped over the bodies and the mess spread over the corridor. While doing so, Ava tripped, but Liam caught her, his grip remaining tight and steady over her.

He didn't let go.

"Where—where are we going?" Ava said, gasping and flustered.

"The gym," Liam said, determined. "We can barricade it."

Ava didn't argue. She didn't even think of doing so. She could barely think past the terror clawing at her throat.

Soon, they rounded a corner, and Liam was just about to collide with someone, but Ava pulled him back to her.

"Mia?" Liam asked, with a bit of shock and relief in his voice.

Her face was pale, her arms wrapped around herself for warmth, but she didn't seem injured. "Liam!" she gasped, eyes wide. "Thank—thank God!"

And just the next second, her legs buckled beneath her as her knees gave out.

"I—I can't run anymore," Mia said, gasping for air.

"Come on, we have to keep moving." Liam barely hesitated as he continued.

Mia tried to get up, but her lower body seemed to be devoid of any strength as her legs buckled again.

Ava stiffened, seeing Liam catch her instantly.

"Mia, get up. You can do this."

Mia whimpered, shaking her head. "I—I don't think I can."

Ava could see Liam's jaw tense. She could see the war in his eyes, his restlessness and nervousness.

They didn't have time for this. They were being chased.

And yet, he still hesitated.

Seeing this, Ava clenched her fists, biting her lip lightly as her patience snapped. She grabbed his arm. "Liam, we have to go."

Clenching his teeth, he made the choice.

Liam bent down, grabbing Mia and pulling her up. "Hold onto me," he ordered.

Then, without letting go of Ava, he took off running straight in the gym's direction.

But seeing Liam still reluctant to let go of Mia, Ava's jaw tightened, her eyebrows furrowed—but with a deep breath, she ignored the burning in her heart. 'Now isn't the time for all this, Ava,' she thought to herself.

They ran toward the gym while the students lying on the floor soon twisted and changed into Frostborns—and chased after them.