Cingashe has been ordered to meet Riyadh at the docks of the V&A Waterfront, and she knows something is off—he’s never assigned by The Agency to meet her before a mission.

And when she learns her mission objective, it’ll force her to confront a situation that haunts her daily, stemming from the unforeseen consequences of her actions.

Will things be different this time around?

“With every step I took, the throbbing pain in my abdomen intensified, as if someone were clawing at my diaphragm in an attempt to shred the muscle. It was a peculiar type of anguish: hoping for a day and then dreading having to live through it.”