When 16-year-old Jenna Waters mysteriously finds herself on a human-inhabited planet 28 light-years from Earth, she'll do anything to find her way home. But the planet's World Council is reluctant to help when all their resources are being directed into the war effort against the tyrannical dictator, Kael. They also don't believe Jenna is as innocent as she claims.

Desperate to prove she's not some spy leaking council secrets, Jenna solicits the help of the gorgeous military tech, Luka, to hunt down the real culprit—only to find dead bodies in her wake. When Kael offers to send her home, she's tempted. And with the council growing more suspicious of her, he might be the only person capable of helping. Problem is, accepting his offer means betraying the guy she's unwittingly falling for.