Kept: A Dark Sci-Fi Romance

The ruthless alien warlord owns her. His savage control will break her. His raw need claims her. And her traitorous body responds. Commander Mavros Umthrane glimpses the petite human. Trembling on the auction block. He vows to possess her. The cost? Immaterial. The fragile look in her eyes stirs a dark need inside him. Without a second thought, he buys the lovely girl. She comes at a hefty price, but she's perfect. Innocent. Beautiful. He will have the taste of her submission. Own her, body and soul. Kristin Kalii is fugitive serving a life sentence in prison. Until a powerful alien warrior makes her his property. He is powerful, commanding, and brutal. She fears for her life. Her sanity. Because despite his menace, beneath the malice she sees a man. A man whose touch awakens desires she doesn't understand. Mavros demands she surrender completely to pain and pleasure. When the lines between desire and survival blur, will she find the strength to surrender? Or will Kristin lose the battle for the ruthless dominant who owns her?