Chapter 45

• The tension was thick enough to cut with a knife as the representatives stepped forward - one from each group vying for the life-saving antidote. Lola squared her shoulders, the snarling bulldog on her bicep seeming to come alive as she cracked her knuckles. Mike exhaled slowly, eyes narrowed in determination.
• From the third group, a wiry young man named Trent strutted up, cocky smirk on his face. The fourth group's rep was a petite blonde named Sienna, who looked deceptively harmless in her floral sundress.
• Each person introduced themselves to Adam as they stood in front of him.