ANDIE
One moment, I was a college student with Broadway dreams. The next, I was kidnapped from Earth, sold to alien traffickers, and stranded on a planet light-years from home.
When a massive, winged alien brute found me in the wreckage of my captor’s ship, I screamed and ran for my life. Unfortunately, in his language, it sounded like I’d just proposed marriage. Now the entire Ptexari kingdom believes I initiated an ancient mating ritual with Crown Prince Dakleth—a four-armed warrior who chased me down and claimed me as his mate.
Dakleth may regret what happened between us, but remorse doesn’t erase trauma. I may never go home again. I may never see another human being. But I will never accept this alien as my mate.
DAKLETH
The moment I saw the tiny human emerge from the crashed vessel, instinct overtook reason. I believed she had chosen me according to the sacred traditions of my people.
I was wrong.
By the time I understood the truth, the damage was already done. Now I have lost my freedom, my future, and the honor I once carried with pride. I will accept any punishment demanded of me, because no sentence could equal the shame of knowing I caused my mate such pain.
Andie may never forgive me. She may hate me until my dying breath. Still, I will spend the rest of my life protecting her, earning her trust, and proving that I would sooner destroy myself than ever hurt her again.
Because she is my mate… even if I no longer deserve to be hers.
Ahelno is a spicy, emotionally intense dual-POV sci-fi romance featuring cultural collision and a slow-burn path toward healing and redemption. It is the author’s debut novel and first in a new series. Intended for mature audiences only.
No cliffhanger. HEA.
Content warnings:
- Non-consensual sexual encounter between main characters
- Trauma recovery
- Suicidal ideation and attempt
