The warning note arrived at dawn.
Ethan found it taped to the front door of the community center. A single sheet of paper. Typewritten. No signature.
Your time is running out. The world is waking up. And they are afraid.
He read it three times. His hands were steady. His mind was calm.
Nora walked up behind him. "What is it?"
"A warning. Or a threat. Hard to tell."
She read over his shoulder. Her face tightened.
"Who sent it?"
"I don't know. But whoever it is, they know where we are. They know what we're doing. And they're not happy about it."
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Ethan called an emergency meeting.
The council gathered in the community center. Liam, Charlotte, Sonya, Richard, Elena, Nora, Alex, Derek, Dr. Tanaka.
"We received a threat this morning. Someone knows about us. Someone wants us gone.
