Trafficked by her own government in exchange for alien tech, Ursula found unexpected happiness on the planet Uribern with her bonded warrior triad. Then one of them was killed, and everything began to fall apart. Her surviving mates, Bran and Gil, are being deployed on increasingly frequent and deadly missions. It's no accident. The Council Supreme is working to shatter what's left of their bond. Ursula, a rare and fertile woman, is too valuable to be left with a broken triad. The government wants her reassigned, controlled, and bred. She tries to hold on-for her son, for her art, and for the mates she loves. But loneliness claws at her. So does the Council's tightening grip. Then comes Zul, a battle-scarred berserker who has already lost his bonded brothers. When bandits attack, he saves Ursula and her child, pledging to protect them until her mates return. But Zul wants more than honor. He wants her, body and soul. Bran and Gil still grieve. Zul wants to claim. Ursula is the bridge between them all, but the government will not let her go without a fight. They want to use her. She just wants to survive. But her love, her presence, and her refusal to break may be the spark that sets everything ablaze. This steamy sci-fi romance features a protective alpha outsider, triad dynamics, and a fierce heroine whose existence becomes the heart of a revolution she never asked for.