OUR UNEXPECTED UNIVERSE
She navigated behind the massive desk, her fingers trembling as she began searching through the top drawers.
That was when she saw it—a thick, unmarked manila folder resting under a stack of global logistics reports.
Portia pulled it out and opened it. Her breath caught in her throat, and her world instantly spun into absolute chaos.
Staring back at her were high-resolution surveillance photographs: Antonia walking home from school, Antonia’s mother locking up the local grocery cooperative, and a zoomed-in shot of their own modest front porch.
Attached to the photos were full background checks, financial tax returns, and a red-inked corporate directive that sent a chilling wave of terror thr