“Jessamine, I don’t understand.” Torben rubbed his head as if it throbbed.
Jesse considered it probably ached after all he’d been through in the last few days. “I know you don’t. I wish I had a way to explain it in a way to not reveal the things I am not permitted to, but I can’t. I’ve already revealed far more than I’m supposed to, and I got away with it because I get more leniency than anyone else in our organization. You will be given a debrief and my leaders will determine what information, if any, you’ll be permitted to know but until then, I have to assume you aren’t going to know anything.”
“And it’s dangerous?” Torben asked quietly.
She wrapped her ponytail around her fingertips and sighed, “I have responsibilities Torben which will pull me away multiple times a week and occasi
