XYRON Gladiators of Krix, Book 1 Digital ebook. Delivered instantly by BookFunnel. No shipping required. BEGIN GLADIATORS OF KRIX I was stolen from my ship, sold on an alien world, and given to a house of gladiators. The most dangerous warrior among them says I belong to fate. Cora never expected to see a planet. She was a nanny aboard a generation ship, safe among children, routines, and a life where she had learned not to expect anyone to choose her. Then alien raiders tear that life apart. Kidnapped. Chained. Auctioned. Now Cora and the other human women are property on Krix, a corrupt world where slaves bleed for entertainment and powerful houses trade lives for prestige. Xyron has survived by mastering the arena. The towering red-skinned gladiator is second only to the champion of House Batius. He fights with a sword, a tail, and enough fury to terrify every opponent placed before him. Freedom has always been his goal, but it was only a distant dream. Until he sees Cora. One look awakens the Xi, the sacred bond his people believe joins two souls by fate. Xyron knows instantly that the soft, curvy human is his mate. He will protect her, honor her choices, and kill anyone who tries to harm her. Cora cannot believe him. Men like Xyron do not choose women like her. She has spent years carrying the scars of being mocked, overlooked, and made into someone else's joke. Even when Xyron gives her his bed and sleeps on the floor, bathes her bruises without demanding anything in return, and treats her body like something precious, trust does not come easily. But Krix will not give them time. Several of the kidnapped women have vanished into rival gladiator houses. Assassins poison arena weapons. Political enemies are circling House Batius. And the mistress who owns Cora can sell or use her whenever she pleases. Xyron sees only one way to make Cora untouchable. He bargains for the right to marry her, promising to win the brutal Grande Games in exchange. To survive, he must face poisoned fighters, rival champions, and a nightmare from the darkest edge of the arena. To believe in their future, Cora must risk the heart she has protected for years and accept that this warrior does not love her despite her curves. He loves every part of her. Their marriage may protect them inside House Batius, but it cannot break their chains. As whispers of rebellion spread across Krix, Xyron and Cora discover that winning each other is only the first battle. Freedom will demand blood. XYRON launches the Gladiators of Krix series with an abducted curvy heroine, an enslaved alien gladiator, instant fated-mate devotion, slow-earned trust, a consent-forward dominant hero, forced proximity, only-one-bed tension, virgin heroine, body-confidence healing, caretaker hurt/comfort, deadly arena combat, marriage for protection, found family, rebellion seeds, high heat, and a guaranteed happily ever after for Xyron and Cora. The larger freedom struggle continues across the series. What You Receive One complete full-length ebook Gladiators of Krix, Book 1 A guaranteed happily ever after Instant digital delivery through BookFunnel Friendly BookFunnel reader support No shipping required How Ebook Delivery Works After checkout, BookFunnel will email your ebook directly to you. You can read on Kindle, Kobo, Nook, Apple Books, your phone, tablet, computer, or your favorite reading app. BookFunnel also provides friendly technical support if you need help downloading or transferring your ebook. Tropes You'll Love Abducted human women alien slave auction curvy overlooked nanny heroine red-skinned alien gladiator instant Xi fated-mate bond he falls first and hardest protective possessive warrior touch her and die consent-forward dominant hero virgin heroine body-confidence healing forced proximity shared quarters only one bed slow-earned trust caretaking and hurt/comfort poisoned gladiator hero heroine nurses him deadly arena battles rival gladiator houses captive rescue marriage for protection gladiator must win the right to marry her found family among abducted women political conspiracy rebellion and escape seeds high heat dual first-person POV married romantic HEA larger freedom arc continues Discover a story where danger tests every promise and love becomes the fiercest reason to fight. GET XYRON TODAY