About the book: year / Olivia Waterhouse has just graduated from nursing school and thinks she has her whole life ahead of her until she receives a summons. The problem is that she is not drafted into the army - she was chosen as a bride for the warrior of the Kindred clan. Kindreds are huge alien warriors. They are a race of genetic traders whose population is ninety-five percent male. And they, after saving the Earth from the invasion of alien invaders, demanded a reward - the right to look for brides among the female part of the Earth's population. “This is my luckiest day,” Liv thought, since the chances of being chosen were equal to the chances of winning the lottery. Bride - Kindred's Beast - was recently released from prison and freed from the torture of the evil Scrooge. Bride endured agony and pain, and only one thing kept him sane - the thought of finding and claiming his bride Olivia. His need to possess her was burning him alive, threatening to consume them both. Angry that her future and the right to choose her own husband and start a family were taken away from her, Liv vowed to fight in the only way she had left - to resist. She and Bride will spend a month on the Kindred space station - the period of claiming rights. If she could make it through this month, abstain from bonding sex with Bride during this time, she could leave and go home to Earth and live her life. But Bride is not going to make this task easier for her. Every week he is allowed to touch Liv more and more intimately, and she, according to the signed contract, must allow him to do so. Liv intends to resolutely resist, but his touch inflames her. She thinks she knows what she wants. One twist of fate - and the attack of the faceless His Majesty Scrooge changes everything…