Trapped on the far side of the universe, can a divided crew uncover the truth before betrayal tears them apart?Months after the battle that stranded them in the Tetra Galaxy, the Wanderlust's crew-an uneasy blend of Tri-Galactic Union officers and former Anti-Ra rebels-faces mounting tension as they struggle to work together. When a mysterious hyperspatial slipstream promises a potential shortcut home, hope flares-until the ship is ambushed and taken over by a brutal alien species with ties to a traitor among their ranks.Now, Lieutenant T'lia Diaz, a defiant Xolo-Lupinian engineer, must navigate a web of lies to protect her crew and reclaim their ship. But with enemies on all sides-including one she once called a friend-her toughest challenge might be deciding who she can trust.Join a crew of uplifted animals and alien misfits as they face betrayal, alien research experiments, and the perils of survival in a distant galaxy. Can they rise above their divisions, or will they be lost to the stars forever?