Captured by the enemy, the Chaltor, Fane has little more than rage to pass the time. Forced to fight against other prisoners, Fane hardly knows what he’s surviving for. Dilaria destroyed, his crew dead, all he can think about is killing the head of the Chaltor. With a shaky alliance with a few other prisoners, Fane’s just biding his time for the perfect moment to escape. And then, the Chaltor throws a human female into the cage with them. Fane immediately puts the curvy spitfire under his protection. She’s scrappy, a fighter in her own right, but that doesn’t stop him from wanting nothing more than to keep her safe. All Fane can think is “MINE!” Racing against time and fighting genocidal aliens to rescue her from the pit and from imprisonment, Fane’s only got one chance to enact their escape plan. But his mate’s home isn’t on this side of the universe, so even if they survive the Chaltor’s death pit, he may still lose her to her home planet. Human or not, Fane’s got a new battle to fight—the one for her heart.