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In a world where your only future is the army, Ellara Cross must be the best in her class in order to receive everyone's dream job: being a commander. Being the runt of the pack with no hope in succeeding, Ellara's life changes when another sector's commander, Calder Jackson, comes to her town for inspection. But what Ellara thinks are little decisions, turn out to have big consequences.
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