Does she have a soulGenetically engineered to blend with a sophisticated aristocratic world Valara Falten awakens from her hibernetic sleep in an uncharted star system orbiting a planet rich in resources Earth Colony 5 needs but how does one negotiate intergalactic trade agreements with a society that still wields swordsClan High Chieftain Gordain Ryn Phellan has problemsan outlawed clan a rival chieftain and a despot with mindcontrol capabilitieseven before he captures the bewitching female who claims to have a flying ship That she could be kin to his greatest foe and was assembled rather than born should repel him It doesnt Instead he finds himself torn between his responsibility to the clans and his escalating desire for herDespite unnerving physical and emotional changes Lara needs to complete her mission but Dains enemies have other plans Past and future collide as they work together to neutralize the threats leaving Lara caught between duty and the yearning of her awakening heart