C112 The Test

The threat arrived on a Tuesday.

Isabella found the note taped to the front door of the shelter crude, handwritten, anonymous. Close the doors, or we'll close them for you. She read it twice, her hands shaking, then carried it inside to Ruth.

"We knew this would happen," Ruth said, her voice steady. "Alexander's allies aren't all gone."

"Then we fight." Isabella met her eyes. "We don't run