After ten years of abuse, Sora is back on the auction block. With her youth gone and no valuable skills, she expects a short, grim future as a mine laborer or worse.
Searin, Prime Son of Talin and a contender for the throne, is battling the early stages of the Fading, an illness that drains life and will. Desperate, he decides to buy a human companion—rare, precious, and considered harmless among his people—to comfort him and keep the Fading at bay.
Sora doesn’t know what to make of her new master. He is gentle, protective, and treats her as a cherished pet, not a slave. But when family schemes threaten them both, Searin must choose between duty and keeping Sora safe in a galaxy that prizes power over love.
