Scaden Torenson was bored to death on his first voyage as a commander on a Valendran fleet ship until a chance encounter with an ancient distress beacon turns his world upside down. He questions his loyalties and everything be believes as he’s forced to fight for the impossible — what belongs to him.
A child born of two worlds, Cari Lakatis spent her whole life on Earth hiding from an ancient enemy of her father’s people. Raised by her uncle who passed on stories of her father and his world, she’s always dreamed of having a normal life. Now the enemy has finally caught up to her and their plans are more insidious than she could have ever imagined.
When Scaden and Cari are betrayed by those they trusted the most, their survival depends on deciding if what they’ve found is truly worth fighting for.