Leading an alliance and leading a colony are two very different tasks. Not far from Ephren space station lies Corsera. Having taken a small habitat on the planet from pirates, Dante and the alliance consider making it a more permanent home. For a man who loves nothing more than flying through space at the helm of his own ship, the paperwork alone is a killer. There’s no better way to provide the justice and fairness lacking in the fringe than to become the boss. But becoming the man who makes the decisions comes at a cost. With the pirates out for revenge, Dante is stretched from all sides. Between the pirates bent on reclaiming what was once theirs and the complications of leadership, he must learn to lean on Kit and those like her who came to Corsera to build a home of their own. Kit does everything she can to help her new captain, but he’s not the easiest man to help, and she’s still got a lot to learn about flying her own ship. Flying riskier routes than ever before and against the clock, can she find a way to get her much-needed cargo home in time?