Immediately following the events of the uranium enrichment mission, Lieutenant Ryder "Candy" Cain has been permanently moved back to North Island with the newly formed dagger squadron. Among her teammates is Bradley Bradshaw, the one who got away. Twelve years following their breakup, the pair is reunited but a big obstacle stands in the way. Will Ryder and Bradley be drawn back together like moths to a flame or will they let their chance slip through their fingers?