Shahnaz hummed as he sculpted the Wave around his asteroid tug. It was a simple life, herding asteroids to the space stations at Tasma’s core. Until he found a drifting escape capsule. Caelan was everything that Shanaz wasn’t: Gensyn, strong and hunted. Choosing to help xir will destroy everything Shahnaz cared about. Not helping will destroy the galaxy. Either way, his heart hung in the balance.