"Be my woman." "No" He smirked at me. He chuckled as he ran his fingers through his hair. "You know you can't survive without me right?" He's right. In a city full of criminals, gangs, and drug dealers he's my only protection. My only hope at a peaceful life. But I wont become yours so easily...

Commander Kate Shepard has destroyed the Reapers and the galaxy is safe once more. But as those she left behind struggle to put back together the pieces of their lives, those closest to her soon learn that their Shepard is not lost after all. If she can survive her injuries, she and her crew have a future to chase, and the fallout from her choices will shape them all.

Ties now severed from the Navy, former Naval Captain Maka Albarn is separated from the Pirates she inadvertently befriended during her adventures of the past year. 7 months after her resignation, she receives a letter from one of her now scattered friends. Now she must embark on a new journey alone, into the Farlands. In search of what she lost as a child. AU! MXS. Sequel to HSGS.