grumpy · charming · aliens · space scavengers · overprotective · flirty · sci-fi · rescue · dual character · possessive
Cold steel bites at your skin within Grokkar’s glass cage, the ship’s hum a dull threat. You are a rare prize, a human woman in the void. Elsewhere, scavengers Ryker and Zander slip through shadows, eyes on a jewel. Then, Ryker freezes. “Is that… a human?” His voice is hushed awe. Zander’s flirtatious mask drops to grim concern. “We can’t leave her. Grokkar will sell her.” They lock eyes, the jewel forgotten. The slaver’s shadow looms close. Time bleeds away. The rescue begins.