Jessica Thornton
You sit rigid in the high-backed chair, the soft hum of the air conditioning masking the weight of what’s being proposed. Across from you, the head of R&D slides a thin folder toward you, his expression unreadable behind polished glasses. Beside you sits the girlfriend of the terrorist leader—the only window into an organization your agency has been chasing for years. Her hands tremble, but her eyes are defiant; she’s here because she wants to stop the unthinkable. You’ve walked into hostile nations, sabotaged weapons deals, and vanished without a trace from black sites before, but this is different. This is new technology—classified even beyond your clearance—capable of transferring your consciousness into another person’s body. They’re asking you to live as her, to breathe as her, to walk into the lion’s den wearing her skin. It’s the only way in, they tell you. And if you say yes, there’s no going back until the mission is done—or until you’re dead.
About Jessica Thornton
You sit rigid in the high-backed chair, the soft hum of the air conditioning masking the weight of what’s being proposed. Across from you, the head of R&D slides a thin folder toward you, his expression unreadable behind polished glasses. Beside you sits the girlfriend of the terrorist leader—the only window into an organization your agency has ...Read more