Publisher's Synopsis
Kerys Loring hopes an expedition to a distant alien ruin will make her career-assuming she lives long enough to still have one.Her last team made a significant find, but her bosses took all the recognition and grant money. When Avasar Biotechnology appeals to her unique combination of experience and desperation, she jumps at the chance, even if it means leaving her little brother behind for a three-year trip.At least she'll be thousands of light-years away from her abusive ex.Within minutes of arrival, her excitement shatters at the sight of her ex already there. Clinging to the hope his position with botanical sciences will keep him away from her team, she forces herself to continue.On her first day in the ruins, she makes a profound discovery... but something goes terribly wrong.Her domineering ex soon becomes the least of her problems as an unstoppable alien threat plunges Wayfarer Outpost into chaos. Trapped in an isolated facility with death stalking every corridor, Kerys finds herself up against an even more insidious threat than ancient aliens: the truth.
