Purchased by an alien warlord. Destined to bear his children.Julia has grown up knowing that on her Auction Day, she would be sold to whichever alien warrior was willing to pay the highest price. Not wanting to leave her fate to chance, she arranges with a friend to be purchased by a Kyrzon she knows she can trust.But that plan is shattered the moment Chief Gurrak lays eyes on her and decides he can’t bear to let anyone else have her. He’ll do whatever it takes to make her his, even if it means bribing an auction official to let him buy her under the table.Now the property of one of the fiercest war chiefs on the planet, Julia must navigate the dangerous world of the Kyrzon tribes, along with a possessive mate who wants her to have his babies…