If this artifact falls into the wrong hands—and really there are no right hands for it—the casualties will be catastrophic.” He slid the photograph toward me. “You have discovered something potentially devastating and you can’t just walk away now. You have a moral obligation to them, to me, and to your own family. By virtue of possessing this dangerous knowledge, you are now partially responsible for our survival. Please keep that in mind.”
Did she just become a favorite author? Edit: 5/7/24 and several days after reading book 2.... no she did not