Darla Mitts had been secretly protecting her little sister, Becky, for many years, and she wasn't going to stop, even if it meant leaving her family and moving to an Earth Union fleet ship to start a new job. Darla was sure that they were now out of danger... but she was disappointed too quickly. During the flight, their transport shuttle was captured by aliens who wanted to conduct a breeding experiment between humans and a muscular Weslorian. Gnau refused to touch the human woman from the shuttle, no matter how attractive she seemed. But Darla was determined to protect her sister by any means necessary and wouldn't take no for an answer. Captured and threatened by the Elts, Gnau and Darla came to the conclusion that they needed to work as a team. What neither of them expected was the outbreak of mutual feelings.