Dragon's Protection - Red Planet Dragons of Tajss, #16

She survived slavery by making herself small.

He has spent years alone, protecting a past he cannot remember.

Victoria learned long ago that powerful men are dangerous. After following the wrong leader and being taken by Zzlo slavers, she survives by keeping her head down, obeying orders, and never drawing attention.

Then her captors land on Tajss.

A massive Zmaj warrior bursts from the sand, steals her from the aliens who own her, and carries her into the desert. Victoria expects another captor. Instead, she finds a male who gives her food, shelter, space, and something far more frightening than any threat.

A reason to trust.

Lothor has lived alone for longer than he can remember, with only a winged kedi and fragments of a life buried beneath the bijass. The terrified human female awakens protective instincts he thought were lost forever. But earning Victoria's trust will require more than strength. It will require patience, gentleness, and a promise never to take what she does not freely give.

Language separates them. The desert hunts them. And the Zzlo are determined to reclaim what they believe belongs to them.

As Victoria learns that Lothor's power can protect rather than hurt, their hidden cave becomes a home and desire becomes a bond neither expected. But Tajss is slowly killing her. The epis she needs grows in zemlja tunnels no warrior should enter alone, and saving her may force Lothor to risk everything.

Even the buried memories that could shatter the future they are beginning to build.

Dragon's Protection is a steamy alien dragon romance featuring a rescued captive heroine, a fiercely protective Zmaj warrior, a language barrier, forced proximity, trauma healing, dangerous desert survival, fated mates, pregnancy, found family, and a guaranteed happily ever after.