A young woman is on the run, and on her own. She needs to find work and a place to live...she needs to feel like an ordinary human being. But she is no ordinary human being - and when she saves the life of Katia Neiland, President of tanusha, the secret services discover just how special, just how lethal, she is. Who can she trust? Vanessa Rice, special forces, who wants to be her friend? the President? the Judiciary? Whoever it is she's better decide soon. those she left behind want her back. the League's Dark Star is a ruthless organisation, and some people in the Federation wouldn't mind handing her over - or causing war...Will she ever find safety? Can she ever stop running?