Across a brutal frontier of shattered planets, Commander Olivia acquires Nova, an elite augmented fighter crowned three times in lethal arena trials, and seals her mind beneath an unbreakable control link. When enemy Kyle attempts to trap Olivia in a strategic wedding, she rejects the ceremony and runs. Freed from every imposed command, Nova turns ferociously possessive, tearing through forces and restraints alike to reach the woman she refuses to lose.