Vanquished Mate

Vanquished Mate originally appeared in the Alien Alphas box set and is now available as a standalone novella.

As an investigative journalist, I intended to expose the Ythilian mating ritual.

I never intended to become part of it.

My plan was to disguise myself as an Ythilian female, sneak into the field, and document the rush of warriors taking to the mating grounds to capture and claim their mates. I play the role well. Too well, in fact. When the warrior chieftain, Khon, mistakes me for a native Ythilian, he captures me.

Now, Khon has declared me his, and nothing I say can dissuade him. My own government, fearing a political incident, refuses to save me. They say I must live with my mistake.

But how can I do so when it mean submitting to a fearsome warrior whose threatens to vanquish me, body and soul?