A broken woman in need of healing. A stubborn kraken seeking redemption. Two years after a bloody battle nearly tore his people apart, Kronus finds himself plagued with guilt and without a place to truly call home. And when he saves a blue-eyed human from a razorback, his world is once again turned upside-down. Though he once opposed relations with her kind, he is undeniably drawn to Eva's pain, loss, and inner strength. He will do anything to protect her -- and to possess her. Eva had a perfect life. But a few seconds of blood and terror took everything away. Left disabled and alone, she sinks deeper into despair every day -- until the ochre kraken who saved her forces his way into her life. She wants nothing to do with the overbearing, gruff, and pushy Kronus...at least at first. With neither of them ready to let go of the past, how can they hope for a future together? ---- Check author's website for content/trigger warnings.