A lot has happened in Alex’s life: now life-mated to the woman he loves, a minor mover and shaker in Marrokian politics, and a wanted man back in the Empire.But all is not as it seems. The Elder Council of Marrok still has yet to fully grasp where he fits in. His friends are along for the ride of their lives, but a tragic loss sends everyone scrambling. If not for Ashia’s intervention, Marrok’s doom would have been certain.However, the Terran Empire, James Carlson, and the Outer Colonies, now led by Eric Kinsman, are far from done with the Marrokians, nor are they finished with the one man seemingly standing in their way.And lastly, a trio of new arrivals herds Alex’s merry band down a life path he was completely unprepared for, one of which being fatherhoodA[a–A]The final chapter of this series is now at hand.