Chapter 19: The Bunker
They reached Los Angeles at 10 PM. The city glowed in the distance. Millions of lights. Millions of people who had no idea what was happening in the shadows.
Marcus Reed's building was downtown. Forty stories. Glass and steel. Logo on top: REED BIOTECH. Legitimate pharmaceutical company on the surface. Horror show underneath.
They parked six blocks away. Found an abandoned warehouse to stage from. Maya's mother's allies were already there. Three of them. Two men. One woman. All scientists. All armed.
"Dr. Chen would be proud," the woman said. Her name was Dr. Reeves. Mid-forties. Sharp eyes. "You're finishing what she started."
"She started this nightmare," Maya said. "I'm ending it."
"Fair enough." Dr. Reeves showed them the equipment they'd brought. "EMP devi
