The Predator Analysis

A mysterious lab.
A secret mission.
Two alien predators.

Dione and her friends return to Alliance space and discover that outer colonies are falling to the Vens and the Sugians, a new threat. The Sugians are a natural predator of the Vens, but they prey on humans just as readily. On her way home, Dione gets tangled in a plan to end a war that she didn't even know had begun. She and her friends must unravel the truth about a mysterious weapon that could save humanity, but will she survive long enough to wield it?