First contact was supposed to change everything. And It did.
Just not the way they promised.
Hai-Xang Hayden lost her mother in the alien attack.
And now, somehow, she’s expected to carry her name, carry the blame… and convince the Consortium that it is ALREADY at war.
No peace talks. No clean legacy. Just a girl pushed too far, stepping into the fire with nothing left to lose.
This is where it begins.
And if the Consortium burns? At least they’ll remember her name.
