She showed me the PA microphone in the back of the office. I pressed the button. "This is Alpha Talia Stillwater. All Council employees and families not on duty are to gather immediately in front of the Headquarters Building. Trust me, you don't want to make me track you down."

She paled, then turned and almost ran down the stairs. I looked out the windows and the building was emptying like there was a fire.

My reputation had preceded me.

I walked downstairs, meeting a frustrated-looking Jacque as he came up from the basement. "Dr. Himen killed herself," he said. "I'm sorry, there was nothing we could do. She stabbed...