"My God. I knew I was feeling—"
"You received just the right amount of telomerase injections," Bartlett interjected, "to induce the Beta without any side effects. It was the 'Goldilocks dosage' Karl had been trying to calculate, just enough that only aged or damaged cells are replaced, while healthy tissue is not altered."
She now realized that was why she'd been having bouts of incredible energy.
"We're the only ones," he went on. "Just us. You and me. We've been given this gift, Alexa. And now we have the responsibility that goes along with it." He glanced down at her hand. "By the way, how's that cut doing?"
"What are you getting at?" It was definitely healing.
A wave of thunder boomed over the river, sending Knickers scurrying to Ally's side.
"What I'm getting at is that you and I are now two very special people. We both are living proof of what the Beta can achieve. The question is, what are we going to do about it?"
She was still stunned.
"This is a lot to absorb. I'll have to think—"
"I've already thought about this and I believe it must be kept secret at all cost. At least for now."