He's the most feared pirate in the Fringe. She's a fugitive with a deadly secret. Their accidental blood-bond just made them inseparable. Sera Vance should be dead. After stealing classified data exposing her employer's bio-weapon program, she's been running from corporate assassins for six months. Desperate and cornered on a lawless space station, she does the only thing she can—stows away on the first ship leaving dock. She didn't expect that ship to belong to Vakrian Noctis, the notorious Shadow-kin pirate captain whose name makes hardened criminals nervous. Vakrian doesn't do stowaways. Or complications. Or mates. But when their blood mixes during a struggle, an ancient Shadow-kin bond activates—one that ties them together for life. Now he can sense her emotions, her location, her very life force. And despite every instinct screaming at him to stay detached, he can't ignore the fierce, brilliant human who's invaded his ship and upended his carefully controlled world. Sera doesn't trust easily—especially not terrifying alien pirates with glowing eyes and shadows that move like living things. But as Helix Corporation closes in and Vakrian's crew becomes the only family she's ever truly had, she realizes the most dangerous thing isn't the assassins hunting her. It's how much she's starting to want this bond to be real. Vakrian has already lost everyone he ever cared about. He won't survive losing her too. But when Helix demands her surrender or his crew's destruction, he'll have to choose: protect his heart, or claim his mate and damn the consequences. Blood-Bound to the Alien Captain is a standalone sci-fi alien romance featuring a grumpy pirate captain with shadow powers, a badass botanist who refuses to be a damsel, found family, forced proximity, accidental mate bonds, and enough heat to melt a spaceship hull. HEA guaranteed.