His love for her was forbidden… ​ Riss has been around since the beginning of time, and watching his charges be born, grow up, and die has taken a toll on him. Until lately, being a Protector has always been enough… The Archangel Michael, Riss’s mentor and superior, decides with the help of their “Boss” to change things up a bit―like the rest, he doesn’t want to lose one of his best Protectors. Riss is assigned to guide and protect Kala. Riss is not happy about the changes and hopes this is his last assignment as a Protector before he can quit and live his last year on Earth and die. She has nothing left to lose―except her life… ​ Kala has lost everything: her family as a child, her job, and now her apartment. She is also having weird dreams that she can’t quite remember…dreams revolving around a single white feather. Kala’s sexual fascination with the feather brings forth the most gorgeous man she’s ever seen―Riss. He came for his feather―he can feel everything she does with it throughout his body. ​ Sex with a human is forbidden, and Riss has never even considered it―until now. ​ A madman suffering from a delusional fantasy has set his sights on Kala. He has already killed and will kill again. She will be his or suffer the consequences… ​ And Riss has been forbidden to interfere…

A young girl dreams of seeing the stars and meeting aliens. Her chance comes in the form of a project offering a college education, commissioning in the SAS Fleet, and a partnership with an alien. She successfully qualifies and wins one of the coveted ten positions. Of course everything comes with a price—the alien is a parasite that inhabits the body and mind, and is there for life. Is it a dream or nightmare come true—or maybe both?

Nadya, a Riss-human, is now an experienced SAS naval officer, having participated in two battles against the Raider's cruiser packs. However, because she hosts a Riss—an intelligent parasite—she continues to be seen by many as an alien, generating disgust, fear, raw hate, and attempts on her life. To add to her problems, the Raiders have identified her as contributing directly to their bad luck in fighting against the SAS Navy. They consider her a dybbuk—a demon—and have set a price on her—dead or alive. Nadya alone has deduced the Raiders aren't a bunch of independent criminals, but clans with their own planet, and with spies on SAS planets and naval cruisers. She needs to convince the SAS, find the clans' planet—and stay alive. Her life has become very complicated. This is the thrilling sequel to THE RISS GAMBLE!

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