Carly never expected to wake up on a space station with a red collar around her throat. But when Akzun claims her for himself, she knows she's in a whole other kind of trouble. He’s as strong as they come, a leader of his people, and a man who makes her yearn. He wants her body and her blood. How will she resist her attraction to him? But when treachery on his planet puts everyone at risk, they'll need to work together to stop a war. And the longer she's at his side and in his bed, the clearer it becomes that she was made for him. Carly doesn't know how to be the mate of an alien vampire, but she's going to have to learn if she wants to see another sunset.