Melissa Mac is assistant to Ambassador Rosanna Torrance and is about to enter a posting on an exciting new planet called Ilona. When the welcoming ceremony is disrupted by separatists her boss is left unconscious and she is a stranger in a strange land. When she meets her two liaison officers she finds their charms hard to resist. The world of Ilona is different in many ways. Scantily dressed, good looking aliens with permissive attitudes are also hard to resist. Except the Ilona attitudes are the exact reason her people are fighting against such an alliance. She is caught between a rock and a hard place, and since her rank is of lower class there is not much she believes she can do. With the help of the captain of the guard Melissa finds there are things she can do to fight the strife they are facing. With the help of her liaison officers she finds she can be the woman she wants to be. If anyone will let her! A Standalone Short Story with No Cliffhanger!

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