A HARSH TRUTH OR A BEAUTIFUL LIE Back under the “safety” of the academy, Sak is delighted to learn he may be the key to saving humanity from the disease that’s ravaged the world. However, Lima is apprehensive of their new saviors, and his nosiness uncovers a hideous secret…He already knew not to trust the researchers at this academy, but now he must question whether he can trust Sak—or even himself. Lima is at a crossroads: Does he continue his life of blissful ignorance or struggle through a painful reality?