Snowed In with the Alien CEO

Mira Okonkwo took the Vessel Corp contract for the money. Three days of filing, one alien boss, no complications — then October iced the pass shut. Now she's sealed in a relay station with Serath va Kesh, who is seven feet of silver patience and a corporate recall order he's refusing to answer. The bunk is the only warm room. The bond started before either of them agreed to it. And the file in his terminal says Vessel is buying Earth's water. Mira can save her planet or her alien, and Serath has already decided which one he's choosing — for both of them.