Zayrik by Rayne Reilly

Zayrik

She stole the wrong ship.
Nyla has spent years outmaneuvering the galaxy’s deadliest criminals, but when a job goes sideways, she’s left bleeding, desperate, and trapped aboard a ship that isn’t hers.
Worse? The Alaran she just tried to steal from is no ordinary pilot. He’s a Protectorate warrior. And he’s not letting her go.

Zayrik should turn her in. Shouldn’t care why she’s running. But the moment he lays eyes on her, something deep in his blood refuses to let her slip away. She’s trouble, a liar, a thief… and something about her calls to him in a way no female ever has.
But Nyla’s secrets are bigger than either of them. The ship she stole? It was never hers to take.
Now, they’re both being hunted.
And the only way they survive… is together.