Years ago, the Terran Government betrayed special forces officer Marc Devlin, forcing him to flee for his life. He rescued several fellow officers and built a new life as the head of mercenary force. When he captures a beautiful Cerian diplomat, he thinks to torture the man to learn Cerian secrets. Instead, he finds a lover. Months later, Marc and his Cerian lover, Kirlos, take a young woman captive, fearful she might be an agent of one of Marc's oldest enemies. The two men strike a bargain with her that lands her in their bed for a month. As they dole out exquisite torment with their Cerian sex table, passion builds and turns to love. But Marc and Kirlos must fight to keep her and the life they've made for themselves.

Marcus and Kirlos want nothing more than to solidify their relationship with Larissa and make her realize she is theirs for eternity. But their plans for her continued seduction are interrupted when their space station falls under attack. Denis Ragland, Marc’s most dangerous enemy, has decided that the next step in his rise to power is to kill as many enemy shifters as he can—and Marc is first on his list. Larissa is determined to help defend the station, but Marc and Kirlos expect her to stay in the shadows. Can their love survive a clash of wills and a brush with death?