Bad Deal

One man will risk everything for a woman he shouldn’t want.

Luka’s past is checkered with shadows, but when his brother’s debt endangers Kari Ma’are, he finds himself becoming her unexpected guardian. With Kari’s life in his hands, he discovers a reason to look beyond his past.

Kari, bound to the United Space Fleet, is focused on her career and her mission. She has no reason to trust the criminal responsible for her abduction, but someone with a stubborn feline pet can’t be all bad, can he?

Luka, whose morals were once as void as the darkest space, faces a chance at redemption wrapped in the guise of a delicate woman who challenges him with every glance from her eyes.

But love is a wild card in his unforgiving world. The line between partners and lovers blurs as Luka and Kari find themselves on the run from a dangerous foe.

Find out if a deal struck in the heat of passion can be the reward they both unknowingly seek.

Originally published in the Pets in Space 10 Anthology.