They stepped out of the warehouse together and the afternoon light hit them both at once, warm and flat across the open ground in front of the building.
The people who had been cleared out were spread across the area, some sitting on the low concrete barrier that ran along the side of the building, some standing in loose groups and some leaning against the fence.
They had been waiting without being told to wait, which said something about the kind of operation Shay had been building.
Liam stopped a few steps outside the door and looked at the faces in front of him.
"Gather up," he said. Not loud. Just clear. "And get word to whoever isn't here. This is for everyone."
People moved.
Some took out phones and sent messages without asking why. Others came in from the edges of the space and closed the distance.
Within a few minutes the area in front of the warehouse entrance had filled up, bodies pressed together loosely, faces turned toward Liam.
