Claimed by the Galactic Warlord (BOOK 1)

When Earth falls under the shadow of an unforgiving empire, humanity learns the true meaning of fear-not from destruction, but from selection.

Seraphina Vale is nothing more than a survivor in a conquered world, scraping through the ruins of her old life, determined to remain unseen. But when the sky fractures with obsidian warships and the infamous Galactic Warlord descends, hiding becomes impossible.

He is Zarvokh Veyrath the Devourer King-a name whispered across galaxies with dread. A conqueror draped in darkness, with eyes that burn like dying stars and a presence that bends willpower into submission. He does not negotiate. He does not show mercy. And he does not take without purpose.

Yet out of millions, he chooses her.

Marked by an ancient, alien bond she does not understand, Seraphina is torn from her world and dragged into the heart of his warship-a living fortress of bone and metal. There, she becomes his possession, his curiosity... and something far more dangerous.

Because Zarvokh does not simply want obedience.

He wants devotion.

And as Seraphina fights against the pull of a bond that sears her very soul, she begins to realize something far more terrifying than his cruelty.

The warlord who conquered galaxies may be the only one who can protect her from what hunts in the dark beyond the stars.

In a universe where love is a weakness and power is everything, surrender may cost her humanity...
-but resisting him might cost her everything else.