I made it out of the facility through the underground parking garage, using a key card that James had hidden in the inhibitor's packaging. A car was waiting for me with an encrypted GPS device that would take me to the safe house. I did not allow myself to think about what James was facing now. If I did, I would lose my mind.
The safe house was a ranch-style home hidden in the mountains north of Los Angeles. When I arrived, Marcus and Rosie were waiting for me at the door with Elena Vasquez. The old woman looked like she had aged ten years in the past few days. Her hands shook as she embraced me.
"James gave you the inhibitor?" she asked.
"He did. He sacrificed himself so I could escape."
Elena nodded grimly. "Then he did not tell you the whole story. Your father has been working with
