Chapter 506

Chapter 506 Falling Into Silence
Chapter 506 Falling Into Silence
Juno had once been the kind of woman everyone admired.
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Born into privilege and raised by affluent, cultured parents, she was the golden child–top of her class, graceful on stage as a dancer, elegant at the piano, and stunning enough to turn heads wherever she went. On top of that, she had the brains to match her beauty and a future that looked unstoppable.
She secured a job immediately after graduation and quickly rose to become an art director. Her career was flourishing, her marriage was ideal, and her life appeared invincible.
People didn’t just respect her–they loved her.
She never flaunted her status, never rubbed her success in anyone’s face. She was soft–spoken, kind, and graceful in ways that made her seem untouchable.
Now that same woman clung to Desmond like a drowning soul, desperate not to sink.
This man had shattered her whole life.
If not for him, she would still be with Ronald. Even if she ended up a zombie, she could’ve accepted it–anything but this.
Desmond had taken everything and smashed it to pieces.
She despised him for it.
She wanted him to leave, even if it meant falling with him.
Juno wrapped her arms around him, her fury granting her unexpected strength.
The rooftop door banged open behind them.
“Raaargh!”
The first wave of zombies spilled out, jaws snapping.
Desmond reacted fast. He seized Juno and rolled across the rooftop, both of them crashing hard against the edge.
He looked at the zombie horde charging ahead, then shifted his gaze to her. She appeared void, like someone who had already surrendered.
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“You really hate me that much?” His voice held a bitter laugh.
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“You deserve it!” Juno’s voice cracked with rage. “You ruined my life! You should’ve been dead long ago! Why drag me into your misery?!”
Desmond’s face momentarily tensed before unexpectedly breaking into laughter. “Yeah. I’m the rat from the gutter. I’m filthy, worthless, and should’ve died long ago.”
His
gaze lifted to the helicopter hovering overhead, its rope ladder swinging in the wind.
In a swift movement, he hauled Juno off her feet and threw her upward with everything he had.
“But you don’t deserve to die.
“Grab her!” he roared.
Wesley and Eli were already clinging to the ladder. They reached down, snatched her wrists, and pulled hard until she was secure.
Juno’s head snapped back, her mind blank.
Through her blurred eyes, she saw him stand.
Desmond faced the zombie horde pouring out of the stairwell.
His chin tilted upward, his eyes locking on her one last time.
She questioned why he wrecked her life. The truth was simple–people like her, glowing with light, had no idea how much that light mattered to someone who had spent their entire life in darkness and dirt.
“Let me pay for it all. Don’t carry that hate anymore.” He plunged into the mass of undead, redirecting their frenzy onto himself rather than the helicopter.
“Raaaargh!”
The zombies relentlessly chased after him like a flood, wave upon wave, diving off the roof
into the darkness below.
Juno’s body went rigid. Her lips moved, but no sound came out.
Then another voice cut through.
“Desmond!”
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Cecilia had just made it to the top when she caught sight of Desmond plunging off the building. Her eyes widened with bloodshot intensity, and in the next heartbeat, she let the ladder and dove after him.
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She’d once said she liked both Desmond and Ronald. Nobody had believed her—it sounded childish, even absurd.
Yet she had meant every word. Those two men had been her first real loves. Foolish or not, her heart had never lied.
She warned Desmond once, ‘ You’ll regret it.‘ What she didn’t say aloud was the rest, ‘ When you do, I’ll still be here with potatoes.‘
–
Her figure disappeared into the same abyss, swallowed by the swarm.
The helicopter banked east, blades roaring in the sky.
Inside, every survivor stared down at the rooftop below. The building seethed with movement -zombies swarming, wave after wave hurling themselves off the edge like an endless army.
The first figure that had leapt was already gone from sight.
Clinging to the rope ladder, Juno gazed down in a dazed state. Her pale, trembling lips formed a single silent word: “Desmond.”
One by one, they clambered into the helicopter.
Theresa sat quietly at the front. She had fought tooth and nail to take this bird from three different camps. It could hold thirty, but now only a handful of seats were filled.
No one said anything; they simply looked out the windows in silence. Below, the city lay spread out like a graveyard, with the office tower where they had spent three long years fading into the distance.
The quiet didn’t last–Juno collapsed into the corner, her sobs harsh and uncontrollable, shaking her entire body.
“Juno…”
“Juno…”
The others turned toward her.
Wesley and Eli rushed to her side.
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“We made it out,” Wesley whispered.
“Don’t cry,” Eli added gently. “We’re safe now.”