Reyes calls another urgent meeting the following week, this time with visible tension despite her usual composed professionalism.
"We decoded enough of the communication pattern Elena identified," she says, spreading fresh documentation across her desk. "It's worse than we initially anticipated. Vivienne's not just operating locally. She's established a network spanning eleven states already, considerably faster expansion than her father's original system managed across similar timeframes."
"How is that possible?" Talia asks. "The original network took decades to reach that scope."
"Technology," Mira offers, having spent considerable time analyzing the digital infrastructure supporting Vivienne's operation. "She's using sophisticated encrypted communication platforms, automated pattern
