On a planet preparing for war, lust and love meet under the threat of annihilation. On the rebellious mining planet of Hester II, a female cyborg assassin clashes with a handsome lieutenant. Awakening within her are memories that threaten to shatter her life. The lieutenant must face the choice between duty and compassion. Their decisions will effect the course of the rebellion. Marie B-291 is an assassin trained by the Terran Democracy to murder. Her cybernetic implants control her thoughts and movements. But strange dreams and feelings begin effecting her that cause troubling doubts about her programming. Her implants excite her lust, but only in a way that leads to murder. Battling these strange emotions that shouldn't be there, she is sent on an assassination mission to Hester II. Lieutenant Mark Evans was second-in-command to Captain Niklas Skaar. Having come to terms with his part in the rebellion against the atrocities by Earth's government, he oversees the planning of defenses for Hester II. When he comes face-to-face with the assassin, his feelings cause a conflict with his obligations. He is faced with disobeying his commanding officer once again or reaching out to the beautiful assassin in what might be a futile attempt to save her. WARNING: This book contains some very graphic violence.