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Most of the Midrakis System’s autonomous worlds have fallen under Directorate control. Its ambitions won’t stop there. Calendra Talveti’s actions have catapulted her to the highest level of access in the Directorate government. But when the other directors place her in charge of the conquest efforts, she isn’t content to be anyone’s errand runner. And she knows a few people who could be of use to her. Heridan Dettiger, meanwhile, is cut off from his crew. Working as a freelance mercenary in the outer reaches of Midrakan space, a seemingly simple job puts him on a collision course with the Directorate’s latest machinations—and Calendra. Calendra and Heridan find themselves working together again for the first time in a year. But despite their obvious attraction and aligned goals, they begin to realize they might not be on the same side.