Stoan is a spy, and if the dangerous work doesn't kill him, he's still living on borrowed time. Unless he finds his mate, he'll die when he turns thirty. But when he spots the human woman who awakens the denya bond within him, his soul rebels. He sees the hope for the Detyen race in mating with humans, but he has promised his own bond to another. A shattered woman... Reina Draven almost lost everything at the hands of a warlord's ambition. As she's pulled into a world of danger and intrigue her only stable force is the closed off blue alien assigned to be her partner on a mission she's been drafted into undertaking. Though the flame of desire sparks hot between them, she doesn't know if she's ready for romance, and he seems determined to keep away from her. A bond too strong to be denied... Their mission takes them deep into enemy territory, and Reina and Stoan need to learn to trust each other or face fatal consequences. As the danger heats up, so does the spark between them. But when a surprise from Stoan's past throws a wrench in the works, their future is threatened by something even more dangerous than an ambitious warlord. Will Stoan choose to step into the future with his denya? Or will his secrets swallow him whole? Complete story, no cliffhanger!