A Calysii prince wants Crystal Inola Rivers dead and it's all her ex-boyfriend's fault. Ex-boyfriend because the louse ran off, leaving her to deal with the fallout. She told him that stealing from the royal Calysii ship docked was suicidal. Now they are looking for what he's stolen, and she's being held responsible. It was only by luck that she managed to avoid the attempt on her life, now she only hopes that disappearing into the universe as a Mate...