He's a warlord on the edge. She's a teacher on the run. Their worlds are about to collide--in the most explosive way possible.
Warlord Iven has one foot in the grave, days away from a ceremonial execution to save his honor--and the galaxy--from his untamed beast. But when a desperate plea lands a mission in his lap, everything changes. A royal child is in hiding. Assassins are on Earth. And his last chance at redemption lies in a sleepy little town in Washington ... in the form of a fiercely protective, infuriatingly sexy fourth-grade teacher named Krystal.
Krystal James has already lost everything. Her sister. Her old life. Her peace. Now, she lives under a false identity, guarding her nephew--the last heir to an alien fortune--with nothing but grit, lies, and a very protective alien cat. Falling for a towering kindergarten teacher with a lethal growl and a gaze that says mine? Not part of the plan.
But fate doesn't care about plans. It only cares about destiny.
When Iven's beast roars to life, Krystal must decide: trust the alien protector with her body and heart--or risk losing everything to the killers closing in.
Because once an Atlan warlord claims his mate, there's no turning back. And this beast has found his match.