Alien Warrior Mates V Series

When Aubrey comes home with a story from work about a colleague who once explored a factory owned by the Orion Corporation and discovered strange rooms and other odd happenings, Jonah knows that he has to keep digging. A return to the medical ward reveals something that turns everything that he thought he knew upside down and he and Aubrey must decide what is the most important and what they should do next. On Uoria Ellora, Athan, and Mhavrych make their way back to the Mikana kingdom using a mysterious form of travel that Mhavrych won't explain but that seems to have the power to bring them far distances in mere moments. Once they've arrived, they confront Creia and Rey with what is happening and all must decide whether they should hurry back to Penthos as fast as possible or if they should remain on Uoria longer to better prepare. Meanwhile, Rain works through her feelings about the settlement and her realizations that this will never be her home again and Ivy feels pulled between her love for Maxim and the desire to be on Penthos with him, and the need to protect her baby. On Penthos Maxim struggles to get near his father, but the raging battle keeps them apart. When he finally is able to speak with him, the emotions are more intense than he ever would have expected. They navigate their new reality of being back together as the crews settle into the compound, waiting for the next conflict with the hybrid army. When Pyra realizes that he has unfinished business that he wants to complete, he and Maxim must seek out help in an unexpected place

Reeling from the realization that one of the patient files that they discovered in the abandoned medical ward belongs to Aubrey, she and Jonah decide to delve deeper into the files and the information that they hold. When something that one of Aubrey's colleagues says gives them a clue, they know that they have no choice but to follow it, no matter how dangerous that might be and despite the insistent warnings from one of the rescued women whose connection to the mystery is closer than any of them expected. On the ship, Jacob and Phaedra have an unnerving encounter with the pilot that makes them question their safety and what move they should make next. The women struggle with their decision to remain behind on the ship rather than joining the rest of the crew when they went out onto the planet to fight, and for some it might be their breaking point. Left with ever more questions, Samira seeks to learn more about her father and what happened to him. In the Nyx 23 settlement on Uoria, Rain confronts her past and contemplates if she is really ready for this major change. Around her, the rest of the group must decide whether they are going to join her in facing Penthos once again and striving to finish what they started, or if they will remain in place, contented to live out the lives that they started there. An unexpected event as they travel back to the kingdom, however, puts everything at risk. On Penthos, Pyra and Eden, Jem and Angela, and Ciyrs and Elianna discuss what might await them in the future as they realize more than ever that they will need to rely on love to get them through

Feeling the effects of the decision that he made to leave the Order, Malcolm is trying to get accustomed to being away from the hierarchy and in the home of the beautiful but strange woman that Athan chose. The tension between them is obvious, but he has no choice but to accept the shelter that she has offered or face the danger posed by an angered and betrayed Order. Neither fully trusts the other and both must learn to either compromise and embrace the feelings that are growing between them, or put everything that they all have been working for at risk

Gannon doesn't know what's happening to him. The emotions that he felt the moment that he saw Willow hit him so strongly and he can't get her out of his mind. This is unlike anything that he has ever experienced and though everything in his heart is telling him that he wants to be near her, his mind is holding him back. Willow knows that something has changed in Nana's home, but she doesn't know what. The gorgeous man in the greenhouse appeared seemingly out of nowhere in the weeks since Willow has visited, and Nana has no real explanation for who he is. Despite her questions, though, Willow can't deny the attraction that started the instant she saw Gannon, even though the back of her mind tells her that she's not ready yet. While spending time together trying to revive Willow's strawberry plants, the two start to draw closer, but the more Willow tells Gannon about herself, the less he seems to want to tell her. Together they must be willing to confront their pasts and free themselves from the claims that those pasts have on their future so that they can discover that love may just be where they least expected it

Still separated by the planets where they are, Maxim and Ivy long for one another as they face some of the greatest challenges of their lives. On Penthos, a discovery on the ship creates chaos and causes Maxim to reach out to Avery for help, hoping he can rely on the knowledge of the human pilot to keep everyone safe. It is the words of his father, however, that remind him that his greatest priority is still the woman he loves and the life that they are building together. When he sets out on a mission by himself, he encounters danger that might take all of it away forever. On Uoria, Ivy is still trying to understand the patient file page that she found hidden in the wall of the war room. As they try to unravel this mystery, she struggles with strange feelings that make her question the progress of her pregnancy. When emergency strikes, she must rely on her own inner strength and the courage that thoughts of Maxim gives her to persevere.

As the group on Earth plans their trip to the Orion Corporation factory, Aubrey is concerned that Ilya is making the wrong decision in coming along with them. Ilya, however insists that this is something that she needs to do. They know that there is something in that factory that holds meaning to her beyond what she will tell them, and together they must make the journey to discover the answers that they all seek. Along the way Mordecai grapples with his feelings for Ilya and what they might mean as he struggles to come to terms with her history with Ryan. Reeling from Malcolm's sudden proposal, Icelyn must evaluate her new-found feelings for him and decide if she is considering marrying the man she loves, or if she is making a tremendous sacrifice for a war effort that she still doesn't full understand -- and if she is even willing to take either step. Her decision will create waves that stretch far beyond Uoria and shed new light on her family's past and their involvement with the Order. As Maxim and Pyra prepare to go to the ship to rescue those who were left behind, on the ship upheaval among the crew has tensions high and the risk of violence is growing. When the team arrives, action must be taken, or they risk falling into the hands of an enemy they might not even know exists

Tensions continue to rise as the war heats up and mysteries deepen, putting relationships, traditions, and lives in the balance. On Earth, getting inside the factory proves difficult, and once they are inside, Ilya's memories of the first time that she was there bring to light a struggle that she has been facing in silence, while spending time with Mordecai creates feelings that she didn't think she would ever experience again. When Mhavrych insists that he must leave Casimir in exile for a short time longer and return to the kingdom, the Mikana man is furious, but Mhavrych knows that he is doing what he needs to do. He returns to the kingdom in time to encounter Creia returning after his quest to seek help. What he brings with him could threaten all that Mhavrych knows and the influence that he could have in the war. On Penthos, Rilex and Severine decide they must return for the body that the left behind in the tunnels, and bring him out so that they can have a chance of knowing who he is and what caused his death. An unexpected arrival, however, takes them from this mission and shifts the entire focus of everything that all of them have been fighting for. Suddenly the future that they have been striving to protect seems even more important than the past they have been trying to avenge

For years Aegeus has been legend on Uoria. His death in battle has become lore, overshadowed only by the discovery that he didn't die when he walked into that fateful battle, the clash that brought what many thought was peace to Uoria. All those years Aegeus spent in the clutches of Ryan, witness to the cruelty and madness that drove the scientist. He watched and he waited, knowing that one day he would have his chance again. Aegeus tells his story the way that only he can, through the memories that he struggles to retain as the transformation takes over and he gradually morphs into Klimnu. The fever dream of his reality is fractured, but he clings to it, refusing to allow Ryan to claim him fully. Until finally his moment comes and his years of torture, of waiting, come to an end

Zsilvia is still struggling with her feelings for George as tortured memories of her past keep her from accepting that he is her intended mate and allowing herself to give in to his attention. Instead, she has separated herself from him and spends her time observing his efforts with the rest of the women to find a solution to the locked people in the settlement. After an emotional conversation with Eden makes her start to question her own fears and think that she may be ready to take the next step with George. However, the surprising arrival of another shuttle makes her rethink everything and shatters her hopes for a future with him. Back with the warriors Pyra discovers a map that shows another kingdom not far from the settlement. Some of the men decide to go to it to find out what they can about the Light Ones. Meanwhile, Lynx discovers something that changes everything about their efforts to save them

As the Universe hangs in the balance, all will fight for the past and for the future. When mysteries unravel, and truths are finally revealed, all sides will gather for the war that can bring it all to an end...