CHAPTER 40: THE HEART BENEATH CHICAGO
The city lights flickered again just after midnight. From the rooftop of the alliance building, Kevin watched entire sections of Chicago dim simultaneously before returning seconds later. The blackout rolled across the skyline like a pulse moving beneath skin, subtle enough that most humans would dismiss it as an electrical problem, but Kevin knew better now. Nothing strange happened accidentally anymore. Beside him, Rwanda stood motionless against the cold wind, her crimson eyes fixed toward the southern districts where the disturbance felt strongest. The invisible pressure beneath the city had grown steadily over the last several hours. Kevin could feel it in his chest like a second heartbeat that did not belong to him. “Please tell me there’s a ch
