Skye Dakota enjoys a life of danger and intrigue. Following in her father's footsteps down the wrong side of the law, she revels in the game of cat-and-mouse between herself and her two lovers: an Interfederated ship's captain assigned to patrol the region of space around the station, and the chief of security on Pettit itself. But the fun and games are over when Skye finds herself being hunted by a mysterious rival smuggler who seems to know her carefully hidden past all too well.