Danger on Xy-One

A story in the Hunters for Hire series. Aleksia Matthews is an asteroid assayer who would like nothing better than to be left alone. Her life is soon turned upside down when a band of ruthless pirates attack her ship. She manages to escape, but fears the worst for her brother. Ali swears revenge. Although well-trained by Fleet Security, she knows she can't do the job alone. When she literally runs into a stranger, Jason Cole she knows she has met the perfect partner - in more ways than one. Special agent and Bounty Hunter, Jason has spent the past year tracking the pirates who killed his brother Zack and Zack's family. He's always one step behind, too late to help the victims. There are never any survivors - until now. It is up to him to keep Ali alive and out of trouble until the gang can be captured, and maybe longer.