The chemical structure was complex, unstable, and unprecedented. Still, Jay knew this wasn't a perfect result.
The data wasn't ideal yet. The apple might need further maturation, or there could be variations they hadn't accounted for.
But even so, hope, real hope, had finally appeared.
That alone was enough to make their hearts race with excitement. It was honestly astonishing that an antidote could even begin to take shape within just eight months of the apocalypse.
'We're not completely helpless anymore,' Jay thought as hope quietly bloomed in his chest.
After finishing his work, Jay returned to where Ivy's family was staying.
Since he intended to marry Ember, he had already begun living with her, even though he had never openly mentioned marriage to anyone else.
The Nightbane family treated him kindly, repeatedly reassuring him that it was perfectly fine.
