The Velo-Prime Heist (Tales from the Rusty Splinter, #1)

Velo-Prime: The galaxy’s most decadent resort and the ultimate playground for the elite. For the crew of The Rusty Splinter, it’s a one-way ticket to freedom... or the grave.

Captain Zane, a predatory Vyranian with magnetic charm, has a simple plan: break into Baron von Kryt’s private vault, lift a prototype quantum drive core, and vanish before the house even realizes it’s been robbed. He’s assembled a crew of the most dangerous outcasts in the sector: Xara, a fiery Ignarian whose very blood boils with frustration; Tariq, a Cryllian hacker with an ice-cold touch and a mind like a razor; and Kael, an Orakhan warrior—a living fortress of muscle and chitin.

But on a station dripping in gold and neon, nothing is ever what it seems. When the heist of the century spirals into a desperate race for survival, adrenaline triggers instincts that can’t be suppressed. In the ship’s cramped corridors, where the scent of ozone mingles with heavy musk, the line between loyalty and primal desire begins to burn.

Four races. One mission. And a heat that could melt the hull faster than enemy lasers. Can they escape with the prize before their own explosive needs tear the pack apart from the inside?