Troy Ashton is not gay! He thought his life was all mapped out for him -- he’d get his sotan cape after he turned eighteen, be paired with his female life mate, and be gifted with his superpowers. However, the Council for Sotan Affairs has other plans for Troy. They selected him to be a tuohygan -- the only one of his generation -- and they’ve paired him with a male omega. Troy likes the idea of being a tuohygan: they’re faster, stronger, and have a greater range of superpowers than sotans. Plus he gets to prefix his name with Super. But ... he isn’t gay! So no thank you. The pain of remaining unbonded from his omega is intense, but Troy is determined he won’t give in and marry another man. That is until his and Beck Dolan’s paths cross. Troy literally flies to the rescue when he sees a man falling into a lake. There’s something about him that calls to Troy’s inborn need to protect. Just being around Beck eases something inside of Troy, centering and calming him. Could Troy be not as straight as he thought? Coming out is traumatic. Mostly because Troy’s family already knew or strongly suspected he was gay. He doesn’t understand how they could know but he didn’t. He’s a jock -- captain of both his high school and college football teams, doesn’t that mean he’s straight? He also experiences a few growing pains with his newfound powers, the most visible of which are the dents in Beck’s trashcan when he misjudges his landings when he flies in to rescue his man. Troy soon adapts to his role as both tuohygan and husband. However, Troy grows concerned when Beck starts getting sick to his stomach in the mornings, and what’s with the sudden craving for fish, the smellier the better? Life as SuperTroy is certainly more adventurous than he could ever have imagined.

The Adventures of SuperTroy

“Okay, here goes.” Troy pointed at the rock, imagining fire shooting out the tips of his fingers.


The small crowd gasped when flames burst from his fingers. However, they were small and were soon extinguished.


“Let’s try that again, shall we?” Troy redoubled his concentration, imagining his fingers were lasers, firing lines of light at the greenback. Suddenly the imagined laser light appeared and the dollar bill caught light and started to burn.


“That’s awesome!” Mark said, slapping Troy on the back.


The others seemed equally as impressed. Troy was relieved more than anything that it had worked.


“Your turn now. Got another dollar?”


Mark looked through his billfold. “It’ll have to be a five.”


“Any piece of paper will do,” Troy told him, “doesn’t have to be money.”


“Six bucks to start learning about my power is a small price to pay,” Mark said, stepping forward and laying the bill on the same rock.


Chapter 53