“Look,” Thea said, “I admire your courage and all… but there is no way we can pull this off.”
“Do you really have a choice?” Cara said. “If we don’t do this, they will control everything within a matter of days. They’ll get to decide who lives and who dies, they’ll make the laws… everything.”
Thea took a step back and looked out of the corner of her eye to examine the faces of her followers.
“Thea,” Cara pleaded, “You need the cure. You said it yourself, he’s probably infected now, and there’s no telling how many others have been compromised.”
A few people in the crowd began to shift nervously, trying to put distance between themselves. Thea pinched the bridge of her nose and closed her eyes in frustration. She placed her other hand on her hip and began to pace back and forth as she r
