Ren's heart pounded loudly as Axton's predatory footsteps sounded behind his chained figure. Those silver eyes locked on his dangling body as his hands strained in the chains that held him up above.

Warm, slow breaths caressed the back of Ren's neck... Axton was right behind him.
 
Ren's heart thumped, and cold sweat broke out on his skin. This was where he died.

"I won't kill you, Ren..." 
 
Axton's husky voice whispered, causing Ren to stiffen. He could feel Axton's breath fanning across his skin, causing him to shiver, strangely, not out of fear, but desire.

 "Be my serum tonight."

***
A deadly virus has ravaged the world, leaving humanity irrevocably changed. Some have become mutated "Beast-bounds," while others cling to their sanity with a fragile serum. 

In Faction 7, Ren guards a secret that could get him killed: he is the last pure human. When his infected sister, Mira, falls dangerously ill, Ren is forced on a desperate mission. 

Disguised as a woman, he must infiltrate the rival Faction 12, ruled by the young, ruthless, and devastatingly handsome Captain Axton Conan, to steal the only serum that can save her.
 
​But Axton's advanced technology shatters Ren's disguise, revealing him as a man and an intruder. Rather than kill him, a strange, undeniable spark ignites between them. 

Axton, who ruthlessly purges all Beast-bounds, is suddenly faced with an impossible mission of his own: control his raw desire for the very man he should be eliminating. 

"My mission was to steal his serum. I didn’t expect him to steal my soul." 

The Beast-bound Captain's Captive 

Ren walked behind Corvin, feeling out of place even though he realised he was wearing the same thing as everyone.
He wondered how he managed not to trip, his balance thrown off by the weight of their stares.
They watched him like some alien. If he summoned courage and looked squarely into someone'...

Chapter 17