Paoni Warrior Shia must capture or kill Kal, an escaped Lanius—the worst of alien criminals—but she has no idea who she is truly up against. Kal knows his imprisonment was unjustified. Turning the tables, he takes Shia captive, igniting her curiosity and a lust she can’t control. But siding with him will put both her heart and her life on the line. Reader Advisory: This story has graphic sexual language and scenes—no closed bedroom doors (or other rooms) here! An adult scifi romance from Ellora’s Cave Publisher’s Note: This story was previously released in the Alien anthology.