Ixinia

Civilizations on both ends of the galaxy want them, dead or alive.
Mallory Milton Smith, small-time freight hauler and intergalactic cab driver, takes a job transporting a trio of ugly, smelly Ixinians (Ickies to him) to their home on the far side of the galaxy. Unfortunately, what should have been a simple journey turns into a breathless game of cat-and-mouse when a brazen fighter pilot with her own agenda enters the picture and takes command.
With Nikita Marikolova, an elite Special Forces pilot at the helm, Mallory and an Ixinian criss-cross the galaxy, fleeing from the Earth Navy, the Ixinian Navy, mercenaries, and the commander of Nikita's Special Forces unit. Alone and unaided, Mallory and Nikita must deliver their passenger to the Ixinian home world if they are to avert intergalactic war.