Pepper writes stories that span the gamut from humorous to heartfelt, however the common theme is crossing boundaries. Pepper's unique stories often tackle taboo topics such as mental illness and homelessness. Readers will find themselves questioning their own sense of right and wrong, attraction and desire.
In addition to writing, the author is also an artist, an introverted recluse, a self proclaimed empath and a foodie. Pepper Pace can be contacted at: 
pepperpace.author@yahoo.com

Carmella was still a teen when the Motherships first appeared dotting the skies over the Earth. For years the world tried to normalize while the silent Motherships hovered. And then THEY arrived, promising that they meant no harm. But within ten years eighty percent of the world’s population would be wiped out. 

Including everyone that Carmella loved.

The ‘blobs’ took those that survived to another planet called Earth Two. But Carmella was an Earthling and she would kill the hated monsters that had destroyed her world before she would allow them to take her. 

Carmella settled into a lonely existence on the now desolate earth—all alone except for her wolf. And then she sees it hiding, watching her—maybe to capture her and remove her from the only thing that she can still call her own--her world.

But Bilal is not like the other Centaurians. He is fully aware that he will never be like the humans that he’s grown up with. Earth is the only home he knows and he feels that he is just as much an Earthling as any human. Shunned by his own kind, Bilal travels the Earth trying to capture an essence of the life that he could never be a part of and a world that would never accept him.

When he sees the black woman living all alone his curiosity gets the best of him. He cannot stop himself from watching her, and secretly growing more attached to the human. Bilal’s quest to become human brings him to a decision that will forever change the course of human-kind. In an attempt to ease the woman's loneliness--or perhaps a need to recreate himself, Bilal impregnates the woman with his Alien DNA. 

Adaptation

Carmella pulled back and wiped her eyes. She was about to apologize and blame it on her hormones when she saw tears sliding down Bilal's face. 


He's crying, she thought. Is he crying for me? Or did he … Carmella staggered backwards as it all became clear to her. He had emotions that were no less heartfelt than hers or any other human's. Bilal was hurting, and it was because of her. Dear God, she had humanized a wolf but couldn't see that a talking, thinking being was worthy of the same consideration. Though Bilal was not born a human, he had the capacity for compassion and for pain and for … forgiveness. 


Bilal had ducked his head and turned his back to her as he swiped the tears from his eyes. 


Carmella reached out and placed her hand on his shoulder. "I'm sorry, Bilal. I'm so sorry. I've been wrong in how I've treated you, and I feel horrible about it."


"I've treated you badly, and you didn't deserve it. Will you accept my apology?"


Chapter 27: Asking for Help