Captured and Claimed — V.T. Bonds

Fight all you need, tiny soft one. Don't hold back. I'm doing enough of that for the both of us. -ThretAbandoned in the mountains after a brutal beating and desperate to protect her daughter from the evil scientists in charge of her experiment, Chariot stumbles through the wilderness and prays for a miracle.She gets Thret instead, a giant alien alpha with hands of stone and a heart to match. As a Warrior Elite–a top secret Special Operations unit of super soldier aliens–and the least forgiving of his teammates, the last thing he wants is to be tied to a weak little human.Until the woman he finds broken on the side of the road looks up at him and laughs in his face when he tries to soothe her.She's his omega lifemate, but she trusts him about as far as she can throw him–which she can't, because he's a giant rock monster.With her daughter's life at stake, his teammates in danger, and enemies around every corner, can he crack through her defenses and earn her trust, or will they never find their happily ever after?Captured and Claimed (Warrior Elite Series Book 9) is a full-length, scorchin' hot, dark sci-fi alien romance set on a far-off dystopian planet. Intended for +18 readers.Tropes/themes include:*Grumpy Alpha*Rejected Mate*Forced Proximity*Touch Her And Die*Strong Female Lead*Special Monster Peen*Extreme Size Difference*A Morally Grey/OTT Jealous/Possessive Hero*Nonshifter Omegaverse (nesting, knotting, marking)*Graphic Violence (sexual and nonsexual)*HEA (Happily Ever After)*Mf pairing (male/female)*No cheating