Raven didn't come to play nice. She came to unite the most ruthless pirate captains in the galaxy or die trying. Because Earth is running out of time. And pirates may be humanity's last chance. But in a world ruled by violence, power, and blood, being a woman makes her a target. A challenge. A prize.
Rognar Sannox has spent his life taking whatever he wants. Feared across the stars, bound to no one, loyal to nothing until her. The fierce, defiant human pirate who refuses to bow. Who fights like she has nothing to lose.
Who ignites something in him he's never felt before.
A bond he cannot break. A mate he will not share.
But claiming her comes at a price. Every pirate in the galaxy wants her. Enemies circle like vultures.
And the only way to secure her place at his side...
is to win the most brutal contest of all. The Trial of Tribulation.
Win-and she's his. Lose-and he loses everything.
With war looming, alliances shifting, and danger closing in, Raven must decide: Trust the ruthless alien pirate who would burn the galaxy for her... or fight the bond that could save them both. Because once a pirate claims his mate-there is no surrender.