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.

Captain Darric lost his planet, his people, and the war he’d been fighting for years. Without a home to return to, his focus is on his crew, on returning hope to a rowdy bunch of Dilarian warriors who have lost everything. Without Dilarian females, Darric was sure he’d never find a mate. Even the curvy, seductive human female who holds his attention isn’t anything he ever would’ve expected in a mate. But the longer he spends with her, the stronger his desire grows. The Dilarian mating symbol seals his fate, and every part of him is screaming, “MINE!” The biggest obstacle—she’s a slave to another. If Darric claims his mate, he risks the wrath of an entire planet. And with the another threat looming in, bringing the war and crumpling the small amount of hope he’d managed to build, he knows that the only way to keep his mate is to fight any planet that stands in his way.

As doctor for the last known Dilarian warriors, Evander’s job on the ship is never ending. He’s seen carnage, death, and suffered more despair than he can stomach. When the queen of a nearby planet sends out a distress beacon, he jumps at the chance to stop the spread of a deadly disease. Rather than working alone, though, the queen assigns him an assistant. A human. Caroline is a curvy goddess who teases his curiosity and eases the stress of trying to find a cure. He’s completely enamored with Caroline. All he can think about when he’s with her is “MINE”. When the queen swears the human female to his care, Evander almost hopes she will become his mate, after all. She’s skittish after everything she’s been through, but he’s determined to be patient and wait her out. When they’re attacked by the same alien race that destroyed his home planet, Evander will do anything to keep her safe. And if they survive, he vows to make her his forever.

Wyett is need of a new engineer. He needs help to keep their ship running, someone smaller than the Dilarians on board to reach areas he can’t. Begrudgingly, he seeks out help. The human male he finds seems perfect for the job, but Max is far more than he seems. Not only is Max a human female, but she’s his mate. Max begs Wyett to keep her secret, to help hide from the rest of the crew. And the engineer is more than happy to keep his mate all to himself.