Their love threatens to undo all. It was supposed to be a simple job. Quick and easy. Yet things never go Cadet Merea Theson’s way… not ever. And when her actions on board the Te’Vanian Space Station clash with Tekri V’Aben’s, the Security Commanding Officer – the hottest alien she ever did see – the imminent Ambassadorial peace talks are put in dire jeopardy. Will the force that brought them together be everlasting or will their love crumble at the first sign of opposition?