Kylie Rhoads has fallen on hard times. Dishonorably discharged from the Silstrand Space Force, and unwilling to return home, she falls deep into debt, and is eventually sold to Maverick, leader of the most powerful crime syndicate in the Gedri system.

She expects the remainder of her short life to be spent serving tables, and spending time in Maverick's bed, but it seems the crime lord has other plans for her.

In a surprise move, he gives her a ship and puts her back in space, earning money for him, and her freedom. Just when she thinks she'll finally be free and whole again, something happens that sucks her right back in.