Trick McCall isn't like most humans in Hope. For one, he doesn't mind the schedule or routines. He doesn't care that someone is always watching him, and he actually prefers the Aleucian's telepathy to verbal communication. Not a whole lot gets to him, and he doesn't need much to be happy. In fact, the only thing that would make his life perfect is if a certain female would stop fighting and just agree to be his.Assigned to Hope as punishment, Aziza Dakar is more confused by the human inhabitants than anything. They never do what she expects, and that's doubly true for the gorgeous bartender who makes her want things she can never have. Claiming a human isn't against the rules exactly, but she's just a guard, a lowly grunt with zero authority. Besides, she's already in enough trouble with the Council without waving a human mate in their faces.But she can't seem to get Trick out of her head. When he convinces her to spend just one day with him, she knows it will never be enough. Now, she just has to decide how much she's willing to risk...and if the rewards are worth the consequences.