Title: Interpreting Fate
Author: Alexis B. Osborne
Series: Outer Limits Quadrants #3
Pages: 552
This book picks up shortly after Delilah was sold to the aliens and is being rescued by space pirates who are determined to keep her away from all three warring species. While I didn’t like the previous book, this one really made up for it. This had some of my favorite sci-fi tropes like communication issues, cultural differences, found family, and forced proximity.
Delilah so far in this series has been a bit of a shy and submissive character. She has basically been going along with what the others wanted but after her rescue by Lucian we see her finally come into her own. She gains confidence and learns to fight for what she wants. I loved the progression of Delilah’s character and how she learned to kill when necessary for survival.
Lucian is a pirate and prince of the Diggi people. He has been hiding from his brother since he was a child but meeting and falling in love with Delilah makes him accept his destiny. Lucian at the beginning is a colorful pirate who lives a life of drinking, parting, gambling and looting. But we quickly see him grow up and start to fight for his people. He challenges his brother and tries to fix a lot of the issues in the Diggi culture. Just like with Delilah, Lucian had wonderful character development and I really loved his character.
“It means you’re mine…It means that anyone who tries to take you from me, who tries to hurt you, dies. I’m not a good male, Delilah. I’ve committed horrors. Robbed people. Destroyed their ships. Killed them. And I would do so much worse for you. To keep you safe, because you’re mine. Because you make me want to be better, and you make me believe it’s possible. When you look at me, it’s me that you see. Not a captain. Not a prince. Not someone who could do things for you. Me. And you have no idea how special that is. How much that means to me. You came into my life and wrecked it, and now we’ll build something stronger. Something better in its place. Together.”
The relationship between these two was a wonderful slow burn. While hiding out and learning each other’s language they slowly fall for each other. Lucian was surprisingly sweet but also dominating, which was just hot! I really loved watching these two navigate their sexual relationship and learning how to utilize two penises. Also, I loved how we see them deal with cultural differences and the pressures of being king. While we do get to see a little bit of how Lucian’s time as King changed the Diggi people, I do wish we had seen a bit more of how it impacted the truce and if it was actually making changes for his people.
Overall, this was another great alien romance. I am so glad I didn’t give up on this series because this was another great slow burn.
Trigger Warnings: human trafficking; kidnapping; PTSD; animal attack; fratricide; violence and injuries
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