When Diana King returned from botanical college after graduating, the last thing she expected was to find her father Michael arguing with an alien commander over how to repay his gambling debt. But what happened next totally blew her away. Commander Meko Roshad, upon learning that she was Michael's daughter, suddenly said she would make an excellent plaything, and her father's debt was paid in full. Then he threw her over his shoulder and kidnapped her! As soon as they were aboard his ship, Meko ordered the crew to take them back to Andara. Along the way, Diana quickly learned how much fun it could be to play in Meko’s sandbox. But outside of their playground, things weren’t quite as wonderful as they seemed. Michael King was unwilling to let some alien kidnap his only child. When the Sinkat Ambassador offered him passage to follow Diana to the Utama system, he quickly agreed. But once aboard, Michael quickly realized he was a prisoner rather than a guest. With a plot to lure Meko into attacking his ship, can Ambassador Qatrell achieve his ultimate goal of forcing the Andarian Commander to start a war?