Being one of the Embassy's glorified treasure-seekers has its perks... Komandan Uriah Jacobs recovers ancient artifacts in exchange for more than just decent pay; he also receives guaranteed protection from his former owners, the nyx...until an emergency landing on a too-familiar colony brings him face-to-face with his past life and something more-a surprisingly priceless treasure in the form of a human woman. A slave to the nyx since childhood... Shadi spends her waking hours in the forge, dreaming of rescuing her brother with the help of a man she once worshipped like a father. A crashed...