Josslyn Jacks has a task.

She’s been sucked into a mission that asks more than loyalty — it asks betrayal of the familiar.

She updates Jack Brennan: her lead is “exactly what we need.”

But the hesitation on her face says something else: does she know what she’s becoming?

The assignment? Get closer to her uncle Lucas Jones.

Use trust, friendship, proximity to unearth secrets.

And in the world of Wyndemere, that means danger. Someone is watching.

Someone is counting on Lucas making the wrong move. Josslyn is the tip of the spear.

She questions everything: her family ties, her ethics, her place. How do you lie to those you love without becoming the person you feared?

The mission is disguised as help, but the cost is the truth.

And as the walls close in — with Sidwell, Marco, and WSB investigations swirling — Josslyn’s choice becomes clear: complete the mission or protect the family.

One option liberates; the other destroys.
Her internal conflict is the story’s emotional core. In a town filled with crimes and betrayals, her struggle is personal.

She already knows the value of family. Now she may have to betray that to save others.
Will she maintain her footing? Or will the assignment change her instead of changing someone else?