Jordan Bowers, a Terran Intel agent, finds herself on the wrong side of her own government when Helena "Dray" Draybeck gets into serious trouble, more than either of their families can rescue Dray from. With everything to lose, Jordan gambles on a secret mission to Novan space to pull in an old old favor.

On the other side of the galaxy, Terran clone, Kay, finds herself in uncharted waters as a civilian and girlfriend to one of the most important political figures in the Novan government. When family dynamics prove too much, she jumps at a chance for a risky mission into Terran space, a mission that turns her world upside down, and makes her question who she is, and what really matters to her.