The silver fox Drexian is exactly my type. If only I didn't want to kill him.

The Academy's security chief is gruff and grizzled and makes no secret of his disdain for humans at the ancient school, especially females. Which is why I never should have let him get under my skin. I never should have challenged him to a card game. But once he accepted, I couldn't back down. I couldn't let him think he was right about women.

When the stakes of the game get too high, I have nothing left to barter but myself. And Commander Vyk is determined to make me pay handsomely. But will what he requires in payment go against everything he claims to believe? Or will he learn just how dangerous it can be to play with fire?