After his boyfriend Jonah Wright defeats the alien queen attacking their hometown, Sean Cross thinks everything is solved and things will go back to normal. But normal no longer exists. Jonah and his other friends look and act too good to be true.<br><br>Sean's suspicions grow after his search for a boy who stayed in Jonah's house, Ryan Godfrey, turns up nothing. It’s as if Ryan no longer exists. Can Sean save his boyfriend, or will he lose Jonah forever? And perhaps the most important question is -- did the alien queen really die?

It Never Left

“Yeah, no.” Ryan laughed openly. “You little smart ass. Tell me, is everyone at campus like you?”


Jonah lay back on his elbows. “You’ll love it at Mayer. Everyone is such fun but hardworking too. But you shouldn’t worry. Even our lecturers are fun.” Suddenly something flashed in his mind, and Jonah froze.


“What is it?” Ryan turned somber. Jonah blinked and cast a bleary gaze toward Ryan.


“Nope, nothing. I just remember…this friend of mine. He used to be a good buddy, but he’s been acting so strange lately.”


Ryan looked intrigued. “Yeah? Who’s that?”


“Sean,” said Jonah grimly. “Sean Clarke.”


Jonah jerked up with a start. He blinked away his sleepiness and looked around. He didn’t immediately know where he was, frowning at the sight of an unfamiliar grinning face looming over him.


Jonah huffed as he recalled where he was and who the person before him was. “Why am I here?”


Chapter 5