After returning from the rescue mission that saved Reuben, Nadine finds Malta reduced to charred ruins- and a familiar figure waiting in the wreckage. With the town scattered and its survivors seeking refuge in a nearby city, Nadine steps into an unexpected role: helping guide her overwhelmed community toward a new beginning. Yet as others rebuild, she feels the old pull of the Wishbone. Torn between the life she's helped revive, and the one she left behind, Nadine begins a journey back through grief and memory, discovering that family can be lost, found, and chosen.