BOOK TWO: ALIEN UNDER COVER
The first time he revealed himself to his breeder she fainted.
Zurian caught her before she hit the floor. Left with a beautiful human woman helpless in his arms, he'd laid her down on her bed, covered her with blankets, and left her alone. It had taken a surprising amount of willpower to let her out of his arms.
He was not a warrior known for his mercy. He'd killed and executed many and, for a long moment, while he stood there staring at her soft human face, he'd been tempted to take her to his dwelling despite the fact that she was too small and delicate for life with a Zyrgin. Not taking her as his breeder, so he wouldn't break such a fragile woman, had been an act of mercy from a warrior considered the most pitiless in the empire.