Captured by slave traders, Mia Townes fears for her freedom, her life, and worse. Drugged by her captors, her body is not her own. When she's rescued by Jaden Zoma, the rugged space trader becomes her only hope of sexual relief for light years in any direction. Then he goes into heat. With the sexual time bomb on a short clock sabotaging Mia's self-control and Jaden's need to mate, can these virtual strangers from a different species trust each other enough to meet the erotic demands of survival?