The City Was Already on a Timer

Then he spoke a sentence too quiet for the crowd noise to catch. Auto-caption caught it anyway. `Send them to the hospital.` Elias lifted his head fast. “Move,” he told Grace. “Now. Go to the hospital.” “Why there?” “Because they want you there.” She froze. “And because the hospital already has one of theirs inside.” The second twist landed like a cold hand around the throat. The hunt was not just for the harbor. It was for his family.