As captain of the advanced starship Dragon, Bonnie Page lives by simple rules. Defend Earth. Protect friends. Kill the enemy. Never give up, never back down.But can she stick to those rules now? When the memory of her lost lover gnaws at her soul? When the Dragon is damaged and surrounded on all sides by Ashkelon warships? When her new First Officer is tormented knowing his daughter is a prisoner in the deadly Ashkelon slave camps?And when the enemy she faces is only half the danger, as unseen forces work to destroy not only her - but the entire fleet of Earth vessels fighting to save Earth?