{"product_id":"alien-burn","title":"Alien Burn","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eHe knows everyone's secrets. He guards his own.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eDhomhes sees through people. It's what makes him the most dangerous Gol-Vett in any room — and the most untouchable. He doesn't get attached. He gets information.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eWhen the conspiracy threatening Kantenan turns out to run deeper than anyone suspected, it falls to him to unravel it. Quietly. Carefully. Before the wrong people realize he's looking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eHe didn't plan on Sereya.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eShe's been standing next to the enemy the whole time — close enough to see things she can't explain and smart enough to know she's in over her head. When the most dangerous man on the planet starts paying attention to her, she doesn't know if she should run toward him or away.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe answer might depend on whether she can trust him before the truth gets them both killed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe secrets run all the way to the top. And someone is burning everything to keep them buried.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlien Burn — Book 3 in the Most Wanted Alien Brides: Kantenans series\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eExcerpt\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eStron was already at the platform when Dhomhes arrived, standing under the awning in formal robes that looked uncomfortable enough to satisfy the Coalition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“You look pleased to be here,” Dhomhes said.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“I've spoken to Patrie.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“Ah. And she wished you well?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“She hopes I fall into a shaft.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“Perhaps avoid the edge.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eStron gave him a flat look. Dhomhes smiled and went to find the security commander.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe man had the inspection results waiting. Dhomhes checked the names against the previous night's duty roster, then asked to see the maintenance access points. The commander accompanied him, patiently at first and less patiently by the second circuit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eAt the north hatch, Dhomhes stopped.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eFresh scrapes marked the lock housing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“This was opened?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“During the inspection.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe commander showed him the access record. Correct time. Correct crew. Dhomhes looked through the open hatch at the service passage beneath, where an engineer was still gathering tools.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“And the supports?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“All checked, Gol-Vett.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eHe would have liked to crawl through and check them himself. It would have taken hours, and he knew enough about these systems to recognize a problem, not enough to certify one safe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe engineer climbed out, saluted, and secured the hatch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eDhomhes went back to Stron.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“Satisfied?” his friend asked.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“Rarely.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“You should try it.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eFiviel joined them with a quiet grinding from his mechanical knee. He adjusted his robes, scowled at the fabric, and looked toward the ship's expected approach.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“How long?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“Before the ship, or before you tear those off?” Dhomhes asked.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“I can do both at once.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThey had spent enough mornings beating each other around a training floor that ceremonial clothes felt faintly ridiculous. Dhomhes knew how Fiviel favored his leg after a hard bout, which shoulder Stron dropped before a feint. Khalzin hoped to leave with a mate. Dhomhes would be content to get through the ceremony without a diplomatic incident.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eFiviel's mouth twitched. “Are you going to talk like this all day?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“Only if I'm encouraged.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“No one encourages you.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“And yet I thrive.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eStron made a sound of disgust that was spoiled by his smile.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eHe had agreed to stand beside Khalzin, greet the visitors, and help make the program respectable enough for others to try. He expected a ceremony, introductions, perhaps an enjoyable evening. Nothing that would decide the rest of his life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eStron checked the sky again when he thought no one was looking. Dhomhes hoped his friend found whatever he was looking for.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eKhalzin approached, tugging once at his repaired clasp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“Don't,” he said to Dhomhes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“I haven't spoken.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“You're about to.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“We're here,” Stron said.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eKhalzin looked at them, and some of the tension eased out of his shoulders. “Thank you.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eDhomhes let the moment pass without a remark.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe arrival beacon sounded.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThey turned together. Beyond the upper branches, the Galactic Alliance ship emerged between the peaks, larger than it had looked in the approach images. Its hull caught the light as it descended toward them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eKhalzin stepped closer to Dhomhes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“Watch everyone,” he said quietly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“Including you?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“Especially you,” Stron said from his other side.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe ship's engines drowned out Dhomhes's answer. Wind drove the banners sideways and pulled at his robes. 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