Introduction: The Nexus Protocol: AwakeningWhen ordinary maintenance technician Andrew survives a Nexari ambush, he discovers he's anything but ordinary. Unlike everyone else captured by the ant-like hive mind civilization, he can somehow resist their assimilation—a feat accomplished by only sixteen humans before him.Rescued by Border Command, Andrew finds his troubles are just beginning. His mind is changing, developing abilities that shouldn't be possible. He can sense others' emotions, influence their actions, and connect with minds across vast distances.Now Border Command wants to study him. The Nexari want to recapture him. And Andrew just wants to understand why he feels another presence reaching for his mind—one that might hold the key to everything that's happening to him.In a galaxy fractured by cold war, one reluctant nobody might become the connection that changes everything...if he can first figure out what he's becoming....