Only Kira can prevent a stellar civil war.
When Captain Kira Elsar comes face-to-face with a military assault mech inside a civilian research lab, it’s abundantly clear that MTech is up to no good.
Illegal alien nanotech experimentation. Clandestine political dealings. Disappearances. Connections all trace back to MTech’s newest research lab on Kira’s homeworld.
As the Tararian Guard’s sole telepath, Kira goes undercover to get to the bottom of the mystery. Hints point to a brewing stellar civil war, but she needs to gather proof. Except, the mysterious forces behind the conflict already have their own plans for Kira that will change her life forever.

The FALLEN HEROES (THE MASTER)

Kaen evaluated the trail left by his dummy file. He had anticipated the 


file would be relayed directly from the Guard servers to some outside 


recipient, likely in the Mysaran Coalition. However, not one but four 


individuals had viewed the file and then subsequently forwarded it on. 


One of the forwards was a legitimate fleet order, so Kaen dismissed it. 


The other three, though… He was up against more than just one collaborator, 


and it was obvious from the transmittal records that it was not toward the 


same ends. The test he’d designed was a little too enticing. He may have 


inadvertently accelerated a civil war. 


Shite! Why now? The Elusian Alliance had been so close to signing the 


official reunification agreement with the Taran Empire. He needed to come 


clean so they could get ahead of the situation—if that was even possible. 


Kaen grunted his frustration as he pulled up the contact details for the 


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