Elena's phone rang at 3 AM, a number she didn't recognize flashing across the screen. She answered groggy, expecting a wrong number.
"Elena Cole?" A woman's voice, tight with urgency. "This is Agent Reyes, field division. Not Daniel Reyes, different Reyes, sorry for the confusion."
Elena sat up fast, adrenaline cutting through sleep. "What's happening?"
"Facility your team flagged eight months ago in Eastern Europe. The one marked low-priority, insufficient evidence for immediate action. It's gone active. Confirmed infections, and the timing matches the original six-minute conversion."
Elena was already pulling on clothes, phone wedged against her shoulder. "How many exposed?"
"Unknown yet. Local response is overwhelmed. We need your analysis fast, and honestly, we need someone in the
