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everything and everybody. I was led to believe that I couldn’t rest until everyone was dead.”
    â€œIt’s okay now,” Abby said, rubbing her sister’s back. “We found each other again. We lost you once, but it will never happen again.”
    â€œThat’s where you’re wrong,” Pippa said, pulling away to face her sister. “When I went rabid, I had a flood of memories, forgotten ones as well as things that I somehow knew were true. I learned that you and I were never meant to live. You’re either human, feral, or werecat from birth. You can never be a combination, because the blood of the two different species will always fight for dominance until one wins and kills the other. That means that a hybrid has never lived long after birth. When Alex suppressed us, he allowed the blood types to grow to maturity together until they became one. It was inevitable that one would eventually dominate the other, which is why our werecat sides finally emerged, and why I went rabid. That means that you’re likely to experience a rabid phase.”
    â€œThat could be why Aiden lived,” Jack said. “Your blood could have saved his life, and maybe the bite from those gator creatures infected him and created some sort of mutation between the species after the blood transfusion. That would explain why he’s so weak. They’re fighting to find some sort of balance or maybe even dominance over his body. I’m surprised he even survived. Now your blood test in Athens makes sense. It isn’t the werecats that hold the key to saving the ferals, it’s—”
    â€œIt’s the two of us,” Pippa said. “Abby and me. We might hold the key to turning a feral back into a werecat or a human.”
    â€œBut maybe it only worked after the rabid stage,” Jack said. “It’s a possibility I’d have to examine further. And it may be another reason why Aiden is struggling to recover. Your blood was entering the rabid stage when we gave him the transfusion. It may not have fully matured, but it could have been changed enough to be fighting back in his body. But it may also have been the key to keeping him alive. Now that you’ve regained your sanity and made it through, I’m betting your blood cells have been altered even more. I just wish I had a microscope.”
    â€œWe need to find one,” Abby said. “We should compare my blood to Pippa’s and check for cellular differences. This may be the most important discovery since the Fallout. The closest city is called Houston. I say we head there to get what you need.”
    An hour later they were back on Highway 10. By Abby’s calculations, Houston was six to eight hours away. The road was clear of rubble, and they easily skirted any abandoned cars they encountered. As they drove, the vegetation lining the roadside became greener and more luxuriant.
    â€œIt looks as if this area of the United States was barely touched by the Fallout,” Jack said, as he pointed through the greenery to a group of intact buildings just off the roadside. “Those buildings look better than any I’ve seen before.”
    â€œThey definitely look better than the ones in New York,” Abby added.
    Aiden was shivering with cold. Pippa climbed up on the gurney and covered him with her body like a blanket. His skin felt cool, and she wondered if it was because of his new reptilian side.
    Aiden stirred and opened his eyes. “I love you.”
    She leaned in and kissed him.
    â€œI wish I could marry you,” he whispered before closing his eyes.
    â€œOne day you will,” she whispered back as she closed her eyes and fell asleep next to him.
    â€œHouston, ten miles,” Abby said, reading the faded road sign. “We should stop and sniff the area for ferals, then wait till morning to enter the city.”
    Salvatore nodded and pulled over onto the shoulder of the highway. He