Lieutenant Nova Whiteside expected a routine transport mission. Instead, her ship is hijacked by rebels—and she is marked for termination.
The only thing that might explain it is the strange alien cargo she was escorting… and the lengths someone will go keep it, and Nova, from reaching its destination.
Stranded, hunted, and now officially AWOL, Nova has only one option left: Sethran Kada—a former lover she never expected to see again.
There's just one problem. They're now on opposite sides of a growing war between the Union and a rising rebel force.
As they escape to questionable safety, they uncover something far more dangerous than a single hit order—a plan to destroy an entire world, and the truth behind the alien life that may be the only thing keeping her alive.
And this time, choosing a side may cost her everything.
