Will Jaya's bitterness unleash the darkness in Pabu's soul, or will their love save the village of corrupted Alpha from self-destruction? Jaya, human colonist on Enceladus, Moon of Saturn, 2700 AD As the third daughter of a beggar, my prospects at the Alpha's betrothal ceremony range from horrific to nightmarish. Sometimes I wonder if I should have taken matters into my own hands...like my eldest sister, Nima. Her fate rests in her baby bump. Where I sleep tonight depends on the mercy of the Seer, and what the colony Leaders voted to do with me. Will I be chained in the brothel or somewhere more terrifying? Do I dare wish for a life far away from Alpha? Pabu, Enceladus Yeti deemed the Protector of Humans After generations of loneliness, I summoned the courage to request a companion in the villages' tithes. I yearn for the relationship I had with the first Earthlings to land on this snowy wasteland, the ones who taught me the language and ways of humans. Jaya is an ill-tempered shell of those jovial humans. She says she's my bride, but will my darkness take her claim as an invitation to consume her? How long can I hide my baser instincts when my fondness for her grows by the day and her angry suit of armor melts faster than snow...