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Owning Their Pet: A Dark Sci Fi Romance (Owned & Shared Book 1)

Marlee Wray

Book 1 in the Owned & Shared series · Reading order →

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Why we recommend it

Opening the Owned & Shared series, this dark sci-fi romance leans into ownership, surrender, and shared possession. The mood is intense and explicit, built for readers who crave power imbalance, primal claiming, and a heroine at the mercy of dominant captors. Expect heavy themes, high heat, and the slow blur between ownership and devotion. A consuming read for fans of alien captor romance with a why-choose edge.

At a glance

Owning Their Pet is book 1 in Marlee Wray’s Owned & Shared series. Spice 5/5, darkness 4/5 — mid-range for sci-fi romance. Among 403 rated sci-fi romance books, 47% are less dark and 90% less spicy. Tagged tropes include primal play, captive / captor and forced proximity. It is about as dark as Marlee Wray’s other books on Readark (average darkness 4.2/5). 3 content warnings are listed below, hidden until you tap.

Book details

Published
December 2025

Owning Their Pet spice level

Owning Their Pet is rated 5/5 for spice on Readark’s scale: very explicit throughout, meaning frequent, graphic and often kink-forward. Its darkness rating is 4/5: heavy, meaning sustained cruelty, trauma or non-consent central to the relationship. How we rate

Owning Their Pet content warnings

We list 3 content warnings for this book. They stay hidden until you tap, so you can check without spoilers.

Content warnings (tap to reveal)
  • Dubious Consent
  • Graphic Violence
  • Kidnapping / Captivity

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