Tessa’s POV
“Immortality?” I gasped, blinking at him. “Are you saying the humans here can’t die?”
“Everybody has kryptonite. But yes, it’s very difficult to kill them just like it’s difficult to kill us. Difficult but not impossible,” he answered. “Their aging has also been turned off. Essentially, they have the mortality of a vampire.”
“Why would any human wish to live forever?” I asked, raising my brows.
“Death is a fear known to many. We seek out those we feel could benefit immortality. Those who are dying and have no other choice other than death.”
“Those like Carter?” I asked, raising his brows.
He nods, a look of grief flashing in his eyes for only a moment.
“He would have benefitted from that, yes. But at the time I didn’t know how to do that. Bernard taught me a lot since th
