Piloting powerful combat armor in far-off deserts, Cal and his team lived like their war might never end. Most days, they wouldn't have wanted it to, but that was before everything fell apart. Years later, Cal lives with the fallout of his failures. So, when an old friend offers him a chance for a fresh start in Las Vegas, he makes the leap.
Vegas proves home to all the glories and vices that staggering wealth attracts - water, technology worth killing for, friends worth dying for, and the promise of rebirth. Having any part in the alluring mercenary underworld just below the city's sleek surface will mean risking everything and finishing the job he was hired to do.
Caught up in the narcotic rush of new romance, old habits, and endless blue skies, Cal is forced to confront who he is and finally answer the question of who he might become.