Chapter 37

Winona was stunned to hear Hudson's muffled voice from the pile of corpses. She gripped his hand tightly. "Hudson?" She took a deep breath and nervously confirmed that she had heard correctly. "Hurry… Pull me out. I'm suffocating." Hudson was alive. Overwhelmed with joy, Winona burst into tears once more. Although they had known each other for less than a week, she felt that this was her chance for redemption. In a moment of desperation, she seized this opportunity. She pushed away the infected bodies and pulled Hudson out. When she saw half of his body free, she couldn't wait any longer. Before she could fully extract him, she leaped toward him and hugged him tightly. "You're not dead... You're alive." "If you had cried a little longer, I might have suffocated to death." Hudson lay his head on Winona's thighs as her tears continued to fall on his face. "I told you that I'm the strongest human shield and can't die. But my chest feels a bit cold." Hudson smiled, pointing to his