Tasha: We've carved out a little life for ourselves on Corin—me and the other human survivors. It's not perfect, and I miss Earth, but we could never return. Not after what was done to us. Not after what we've become. So we keep to ourselves, hiding from anyone and anything that would do us harm, until our peaceful settlement is raided. Suddenly I'm a prisoner, and from the looks of it, I'm also about to be a sacrifice . . .

Lukent: Corin was meant to be a fresh start, but I knew better. I'd always be a scarred outcast from the rest of the Drixonian males, and no way would I ever have a chance to mate with the few human survivors we've rescued. Far from the happy villages, I plan to live out the rest of my days securing our borders and protecting the precious families of the fortunate mated Drixonians.

Until one day, my patrol leads me off my usual path and I find my entire worldview shift the first moment I lock eyes on the fighting, snarling human female in the grips of a deadly captor. Saving her means disrupting the peace for not only myself, but the rest of the Drixonians. Still, I'll risk it all to save her . . . and to convince her she's my fated mate.

Contains mature themes.