Dakota Prentiss is breaking in a new security staffer, Matt Salem. Which means Matt has to pass a crucial test: how he reacts to the secret at the heart of Quill Marine.
As Dak and Matt try to extinguish their forbidden relationship before it starts, we meet Lloyd, a brilliant xenobiologist who's about to risk his life in a dangerous encounter with the Harp.
When they find out the man who runs Sierra is paying them a surprise visit, Dak and Matt have to carry out a hazardous test that will either bring them closer together or kill them.
Today, Trip Haydon-the head of Sierra and the man who holds all their fates in his hand-is visiting Quill Marine. It's the ultimate test of Dak's leadership. There's no margin for even one mistake.
After Dak and Patty have to carry out the worst part of their job, Dak's romance with Matt reaches another level. With no legal way to be together, they decide on a desperate plan.
As Dak and Matt put their dangerous plan into effect-which involves stealing highly classified footage and meeting in secret with a reporter-Quill Marine gets some devastating news from Sierra.
Dak has a whole new plan to be with Matt now, a far more dangerous one. One which will carry her across the country to start putting the pieces in place for a perfect getaway.
Dak has to take two vitally important meetings today, with two of the most powerful men in Washington, DC. And they have to go perfectly: her fate and Matt's hang in the balance.
Getting Moss's body out of Hangar 11 is one thing. Getting it out of Quill Marine is quite another. And there's a lot of checkpoints-and angry people-standing between Dak and Mat and freedom.
Dak and Matt are finally on the road with their extraterrestrial contraband, but Sierra is hot on their heels. They're finally forced to take refuge in the last place Dak wants to go.
Dak and Matt hide out for the night with Matt's ex-girlfriend Teresa, leading Dak to an unexpected moment of connection - and another unexpected moment that threatens to ruin everything.