Mercenary Kat Darah has been ordered to keep her shapeshifting secret from everyone but those closest to her, for her own safety. She's learned how to control the feral ragefor the most part.
But when Lieutenant Rygard's military unit goes missing on a planetary surveillance mission and the newly arrived commanding officer seems to have other priorities, Kat is ready to throw caution out an airlock and use any and all methods she has at her disposal to find Rygard and bring him back alive.