"You're right, Vladia. I've done terrible things, but they were necessary, terrible things. I'm not like these military dogs, craving blood and war simply for the sake of it. All I want is a peaceful, unified solar system. I don't like war. So, I ended it. Now I need you to help me rebuild everything. As my sister, my only blood, you're the only one who can do it." -- Tolen Malthus
Vladia Robespierre, newest member of Earth's prestigious Valkyrie Squad, has always struggled to escape her older brother's shadow of strategic accomplishments. But when war breaks out between Earth and the Lunar Colonies, this rivalry becomes fuel for an even greater threat: the destruction of every one and thing Vladia holds dear. Faced with declassification and death, Vladia finds an unlikely ally in the squad's robot, Rehel, as she resists the reality that a reign of tyranny looms near- not at the hands of Earth or Luna, but of her own brother's.
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A fake relationship, a diabolical plan and a threat to the human race. The only thing that ties them together is an eighteen year old girl's choice, that could change the course of everything.
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Every year five hundred children are abducted from planet Earth and taken to Pluto to serve as slaves to aliens who are far superior to the human species.
When a slave turns eighteen they are allowed to choose their fate for the rest of their lives. They are only given three choices; remain a slave, become a fighter or serve as a Plutonian's lover.
For the past eleven years, Aria has spent every second waiting for an opportunity to escape and when she's offered a dangerous but rewarding arrangement by a prominent Plutonian, she is quick to agree.
But when the lines between love and hatred blur, will Aria ever be able to escape or will her risky circumstances kill her first?
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*Winner of the Spotlight Awards*
*Highest rank so far:
#4 in Aliens
#1 in dystopian
#3 in romance (10/2/21)
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