<p><em>She's sick of waiting.</em></p><p>Manda knows she has a mate out there. Somewhere. But Deke took off four years ago, afraid to face the potential connection between them. What was supposed to be a short trip has turned into a multi-year voyage. She's done waiting. Her mate is out there somewhere and she's ready to find him.</p><p><em>He found his mate, but he can't have her.</em></p><p>Four years ago the denya bond ignited and Dekon found his mate. But Manda was too young, too traumatized, and nowhere near ready for the kind of bond a Detyen male could offer. Something has been keeping him from returning to Earth. What will his denya say when she sees the man he's become?</p>