A human survivor searching for a home a monster struggling to escape the ghosts of his past and a fateful rescue that offers them a chance to find peace comfort and love. Deep space fighter pilot Calla Wren survived a hellish childhood and fought to earn her wings in the Alliance Defense. After a battle with mercenaries leaves her ship badly damaged Calla crashes on the storm-ravaged moon Iosa. Badly injured with no way to call for help she and her ship fall into the hands of bloodthirsty raiders. Plagued by memories and nightmares former elite assassin Vos Turek retired to a new quiet life on Iosa searching for peace in the depths of its lavender seas. His hard-won safe haven is threatened when an Alliance Defense fighter crashes into the ocean nearby. Logic and caution tell Vos to leave the badly injured human pilot to her fate but the moment he catches her scent he knows he can’t let her die. The gods have sent him his true mate—if he can rescue her f