Crash landing on the Earth military base I'd been watching was never part of the plan. But it happened. And what I learned there will change the Confederacy forever. Because I've found what we've been looking for - a species who can join us in m'ittar - mind contact that makes love a possibility. I am Agent Alinna Gaerrii and my family's standing will either fall or soar with what happens next. My dreams have been invaded. Not that I'm complaining, but they've never been so real. They always feature the woman I rescued from the wreckage of a plane crash near my base. A woman who will make or break my career as the leader of a special force headed to space - the psychologist sent to evaluate my team. Or is she? Major David Brown reporting for duty and definitely suspicious. Save each other, save their people. It's time for humans to join the Confederacy. If they can.