Corbin Nash lives for impossible odds. Smuggler, captain, occasional pirate—he's made a career out of outrunning bounty hunters and outsmarting syndicate heat. But when a treasure map leads him into the forbidden closed systems, life gets complicated fast.
Liliana, leader of a rebellious group, promises him unimaginable wealth in exchange for transporting her people to safety in the open worlds. The catch? The treasure lies inside a nebula filled with ancient tombs—sealed vaults protected by a power that preys on the mind. To reach the gold, gemstones, and relics locked within, Corbin and his partner, Penelope will have to risk not only their lives... but their sanity.
Penelope has survived abduction, torture, and more battles than she can count—but nothing has shaken her like what waits in the nebula. And nothing has ever infuriated her more than the arrival of Liliana, who seems intent on testing every boundary Penelope has left.
In a moment of rage—and jealousy—Penelope does the unthinkable. She claims Corbin publicly, in front of the passengers, Liliana... and worst of all, Cog.
She can't take it back.
And after this mission, nothing in her life—or her heart—will ever be the same.
Her shields are shattered. Her heart is exposed.
The only armor she has left... is his shirt
