I signed up for a quick paycheck. Instead I got abducted by aliens—and stranded on a desert planet that wants me dead. My name is Justine Parker and I was desperate. Rent was due my sister and I were one eviction away from living on the streets and the job market had collapsed after the Xyma arrived. So when I saw an ad offering ten grand just for participating in ""environmental adaptation research "" I didn’t read the fine print. Big mistake. Next thing I know I’m waking up in a crashed transport pod on a hellscape of a planet—no water no supplies just endless sand and a sun that wants to cook me alive. And then he finds me. Rok is seven feet of golden-skinned battle-scarred alien warrior with a glare that could melt steel. He moves like a predator speaks in growls and—apparently—thinks I belong to him. Turns out I’m the first female he’s ever seen. And now that he’s imprinted on me he won’t let me out of his sight. Worse