Riston risked a quick glance back as ze turned a sharp corner.Īn impossibly tight grip caught zir arm and held. ![]() Ze didn’t look back-couldn’t when ze had to watch zir path to avoid the few people ahead-but it sounded like the officer was catching up. Without a trace.įootsteps followed close behind zem, fast and heavy, boots thudding against the grating. Someone she might even be falling in love with.Īnd petty thefts are only the beginning-whole ships are disappearing now. Especially not Riston, the oldest of the group and someone Cira has grown close to. All signs point to her stowaways, but they wouldn’t do anything to risk exposing themselves-or her. She has successfully kept her secret…until supplies start to go missing. But hiding them as stowaways on the ship is illegal, and if any of them were found, not even her mother could protect Cira from the consequences. Cira Antares is deeply loyal to two things: Pax Novis-the cargo ship captained by her mother that transports supplies across war-torn star systems-and her personal mission to save war orphans.
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