She was supposed to be a courier passing through. He was never meant to need anyone again.
When Lina’s convoy is destroyed, she barely survives the raiders’ attack—until a dangerous alien pulls her from the brink of death.
Rygnar is a deserter. A former warrior who turned his back on an empire that tried to erase humanity.
Hidden deep within a mountain sanctuary, he’s built something fragile: a place where humans and Mesaarkans survive together. He doesn’t expect Lina to change anything. He’s wrong.
As raiders close in and old enemies resurface, the sanctuary becomes a target—and Lina becomes the spark that could either unite them… or destroy everything Rygnar has fought to protect.
The bond between them was never part of the plan. But in a broken world, survival isn’t enough anymore. They must choose: Safety… Or each other.
