Doomsday Rebirth: I Rip Apart the Cheating Couple

Madeline's soft voice came through the loudspeakers. "Selene, just throw the body off the cliff! If the zombies catch the scent, they'll come swarming, and you'll die, too!"

Several of the squad members who had witnessed everything showed hesitation and unease on their faces.

A young soldier, Julian Stone, leaned in and whispered to his teammate, "Mrs. Morwood doesn't look like she's faking it…"

He hesitated briefly, then finally voiced what had been stuck in his mind for a long time. "Could something actually happen at the base? What if what she said was true—"

Before he could finish, another teammate cut him off. "How could Captain Morwood not know what's going on at the base? I bet his wife is just jealous of Ms. Moore and staged a scene. Women like that always let jealousy get the best of them."

Still, Julian wasn't quite convinced. He muttered under his breath, "But what if, though? What if something did happen back at the base? Our families are all still there!"

A squad leader nearby snapped at them, silencing the discussion immediately.

I was dragged roughly up the hillside. My entire body was ravaged, as no patch of skin was intact. Blood and mud had mixed into a thick, filthy mess that clung to me as I was hauled forward.

Madeline walked over. She carefully arranged her features into a pitiful expression. "Oh, no, Selene. You're bleeding so much. Here, let me bandage you."

She reached out, pretending to touch me.

"Don't touch me!" I snarled, slapping her hand away. The force was enough to make her stagger back.

"Selene!" Quinton roared. "I can't believe you're this petty! Maddie is showing you kindness even after everything, and this is how you treat her?"

He stepped forward and stomped down on my pinky finger. "If I don't teach you a lesson, you'll never learn to behave!"

The crushing pain shot through my entire body. My muscles spasmed uncontrollably.

I curled up on the ground, barely able to think of myself at all. The people in the base were still waiting for me to bring help back. Their lives were still hanging in the balance!

I forced myself to look up, locking eyes with Quinton. "The safe room is about to be breached! Every minute you waste, another person dies!"

Each word came out like spilled blood. "Can't you hear the zombies down the mountain? Can't you hear them at all?"

Madeline burst into tears the moment she heard that. "Q, I'm so sorry… It's all my fault. I never should've asked to celebrate my birthday today… I never should've existed!"

Quinton immediately pulled her into his arms. His expression softened with pity. "When are you going to stop this absurd performance, Selene? The base has the most advanced defense system. There's no way—"

I cut him off, my voice breaking. "All the elite forces are here protecting you and Madeline! You even diverted the high-voltage grid power up the mountain! You're going to regret this, Quinton!"

Several members of the security team instinctively looked down the mountain. Unease passed between them as they exchanged glances.

"Captain, should we… send someone back to check?" Julian asked hesitantly.

An older squad member immediately scoffed. "You really have no idea, huh? Mrs. Morwood's always been jealous of Ms. Moore. This isn't even the first time she's made things up."

Another chimed in. "Yeah! Last time, she even pushed Ms. Moore down the stairs!"

Quinton's expression darkened even further after hearing that. "Someone, tie her to the tree! I want her to reflect on everything she's done!"

In his arms, Madeline's lips curled into a satisfied smile.

A few squad members stepped forward and handled me roughly. I struggled with everything I had. "You're going to regret this, Quinton!"

The moment I was dragged to the base of the tree, a piercing alarm echoed from the base's direction. It was the highest-level emergency siren, the Maximum Alert.