The commander of the Elite Troops, Nikhil Kozar, was the most powerful warrior in the Calisian Empire. When the Thornian Emperor's ship crashed on one of their planets, a complex search and rescue operation was undertaken. Mackenzie "Mac" Wharton agreed to accompany tourists on a hike up Mt. They all got more than they bargained for when they were kidnapped by aliens calling themselves "Ganglians." Beaten and barely alive, Mac found herself in the arms of the largest man she had ever seen. She should be afraid of him. She must fight to escape, but something about this man attracts her. A traitor threatens the Empire... Someone wants to kill Nihil... The Zaludians want Mackenzie back... There is some kind of mystery in all this... Will this be the end of the Calisian Empire? Or the first step towards its revival?