An alien disease. A cryptic bloodline. An ancient feud between worlds. Well. It's nothing a little swagger can't handle. Damian Riddle's sick of bouncing around the known galaxy in search of a cure for the alien disease that's been plaguing him for months. He hasn't felt up to robbing a single pirate ship, or breaking into any cartel supply stashes. It's inconvenient, at best.Also, he's got a feeling the illness just might be fatal.The only solution? To start searching the unknown galaxy for a cure. And Damian knows how to do it.But when a nosy reporter stows away in his smuggling compartment, throwing off his calculations, the ship slingshots them both to an unknown location-where political maneuvering is the status quo and sinister mysteries cast shadows over the crystalline beauty of the alien city.If Damian can't figure out where the heck they are-and whether these aliens can help him with a cure-his ailment is sure to kill him. And with his symptoms growing worse, he fears the fallout may not be contained to one man...