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's heart felt as if it was caving to her very feet. Her breath was knocked from her body and she sank to the couch—had it not been there she would have landed on the floor. She kept thinking, my son is going to grow old and die right before my eyes…


"Mommy!" Raj wailed, his lip quivering. Feeling as if she was in a daze, Carmella pulled herself back to her feet and took her child in her arms. She held him tightly smothering him with kisses, and he held onto her equally as tight. He somehow knew that she was distressed and it distressed him. 


Bilal's skin was slowly taking on a black undertone. He pushed back his long hair as he concentrated on his son. He reached out a hand and stroked his curls. Love for his child nearly overwhelmed him. Carmella watched, looking to him for the answer but he had none. 


He met her eyes. "Carmella, I have to take Raj to The Mothership." 


She opened her mouth to protest but then clamped it shut. "He doesn't go without me."


Chapter 48: Saving Raj