Captured by the enemy during an interstellar war, Captain Kara Rainer faces an impossible choice: submit to a barbaric ritual she despises, or watch her crew die.
The grey-skinned Admiral with piercing green eyes offers salvation through sacrifice-her hand in marriage. In the Alliance Empire, where destiny is determined by ancient gods and political machinations, Kara becomes both prisoner and wife to one of the galaxy's most powerful men.
What begins as coercion evolves into something inexplicable. Each touch, each shared moment leaves Kara questioning her sanity. Is the electric connection between them merely Stockholm syndrome, or something far more mysterious? When strange sensations of d j vu plague her thoughts, whispers of past lives and predetermined fate challenge everything she believes.
When an opportunity for escape presents itself, Kara must decide what she truly desires. Which betrayal cuts deeper-abandoning her people, or denying the inexplicable pull toward the man who claims they are destined for each other?
Between two civilizations and two fates lies a decision that will alter the course of worlds, gods, and hearts forever.
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