The secure facility looked like a cross between a luxury hotel and a military bunker, which I supposed was exactly what it was designed to be. Eddie crawled across Persian rugs while nuclear-resistant blast doors sealed us away from whatever crisis Phoenix Legacy was about to implement. Outside, democracy trembled on the edge of systematic collapse. Inside, my son played with blocks and demanded juice with the imperious confidence of someone who had never doubted that adults would protect him.
"Initial reports are coming in," Agent Chen announced through the secure video conference system that connected our underground sanctuary to intelligence agencies worldwide. Coordinated cyberattacks on financial institutions have begun. The New York Stock Exchange suspended trading thirty minutes ag
