Emiko thought she knew what it meant to work hard. She was wrong. She'll have to guard her secrets even as she battles to be at the top of her class at the Planetary Alliance Cooperative academy. Failing to become an officer is not an option. Failing to become a special ops officer isn't even worth thinking about. The training isn't everything she thought it would be, though. As she struggles to learn what it truly means to be a PAC officer, she'll discover what it takes to lead, how it feels to give up everything in the name of the PAC, and what it means to earn far more than she ever dreamed.

They have a name: Avian unit. They have a mission: Getting through Officer Training School. But they'll need to learn how to operate as a team. For Fallon, combining these four very different people into one cohesive team will be her greatest challenge yet. Peregrine remains standoffish, and maintaining a platonic relationship with Raptor is proving to be harder than Fallon anticipated. A new acquaintance might be able to guide her—if he doesn't lead her down the wrong path.