A hit man saved my life, and now...I'm falling for this gorgeous alien with unnatural abilities.

Mia

I'm just a human botanist exploring the wilds of a jungle moon, absorbed in my research, when slavers attack. Certain I'll be killed or worse, captured, a purple-skinned stranger with glowing yellow eyes emerges from the shadows. He slaughters my assailants with terrifying ease.

Can I trust this lethal alien to keep me safe? As we flee through the treacherous jungle, evading his syndicate masters and the relentless slavers, an undeniable heat flares between us. I know he's hiding something from me, but with a fate worse than death nipping at my heels I have no choice but to trust him. He'll risk everything to protect me...even if it means igniting a passion that could consume us both.

Cikarius

Eliminating targets is all I know as a genetically-engineered operative for the Sionagog Syndicate. But when I meet the entrancing human Mia, I'm seized by urges I can't comprehend.

My orders were to kill her, but I burn with a primal need to shield her from danger at any cost. Mia awakens fiery cravings, an insatiable hunger to claim her as my own. I know she's my fated mate. As we run from deadly forces, I'll unleash every ounce of my lethal skills to safeguard the woman who's stolen my heart.

This novella is part of the Villains Do It Better series. This steamy science fiction romance features a morally grey hit man, an introverted, yet resourceful botanist, and a HEA.