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They took her from her world. They'll regret making her their weapon.
Reynard is a gremlin, a genetic mod designed for high-gravity labor. When she's conscripted by the brutal Unified Planets Fleet, her only goal is to survive, play dumb, and find a way home.
But survival has a price. To avoid the meat-grinder of the penal battalions, she must reveal a fraction of her forbidden talent-an affinity for technology that marks her as a valuable asset instead of a disposable grunt. Her skills land her in an elite drone pilot program, under the command of a broken Paladin, Wasserman, a man wracked with pain and haunted by a necrotic curse.
Now, Reynard is trapped between a war she doesn't believe in and a commanding officer whose very aura calls to a dangerous, biological bond she can't ignore. To save her homeworld from slavers, she must master powers that could get her executed, trust a man whose touch could destroy her, and survive a fleet that would rather use her up than set her free.
She was drafted as cannon fodder. She'll become their greatest secret-or their most devastating mistake.
A gritty sci-fi adventure perfect for fans of complex characters, magitech worlds, and slow-burn romantic subplots.
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