Turi has always known she would be bonded to a mate she had never met, but life in Settlement 112-1 leaves little room for dreams. When an abduction goes wrong, she ends up in the fortress of Ellion, the powerful zaruxian overseer of her people.
Ellion has ruled the terian settlements for centuries, with no memory of his life before. Saving Turi from raiders shatters his carefully ordered world, awakening feelings he has never allowed himself to explore. As their connection deepens, long-buried memories begin to resurface.
Together, they uncover dark truths about the Axis, the entity controlling their world. Choosing love could cost them everything, but surrendering to the Axis might mean losing themselves entirely.
