On the planet Orthron, there are those born with power, and those who seek to possess it. Choosing who to trust can be a challenge; the consequences of those choices can mean the difference between being someone's possession or another's most sacred obsession.When Ash invades Mabel Village, he expects to capture variants. What he doesn't expect is for one of those variants to be a spirited, auburn-haired woman named Rosalie who both confounds and challenges him. As their mutual desire grows, he finds himself blurring the lines between her captor and her protector. But Ash holds a secret he can't reveal to her; a secret that may capsize her world and forever alter the way she feels about him.Rosalie is dazed when an army storms her village and she's taken hostage by a handsome warrior named Ash. But the more time she spends with him, the less she fears him, and the less she contemplates escape. Despite his rough façade, Ash is kind, compassionate, and devoted to his cause. But therein lies the problem - it's a cause he won't fully reveal, and Rosalie can't shake the feeling he's hiding something unsettling. Will Ash disclose his plans? And if he does, will his confession bring them closer together or tear them apart?