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

Satisfied Beck and the baby weren’t in a draft or in direct sunlight, Troy did a quick scan of their surroundings. Determining the threat level to be low, he turned to face the entry doors and saw a familiar face coming through them.


“Troy!” The little boy, dressed in a Cub Scout uniform, ran up to Troy and wrapped his arms around Troy’s right leg. “Where you been! You promised you’d be my scout leader!”


By this time, the young boy’s mother had caught up to her son. “George, stop it! I’ve told you before about approaching strangers.”


“He’s not a stranger, he’s Troy, he’s a tuohygan. He saw us at the mall, remember?”


Recognition seemed to dawn in the woman’s eyes. “You’re the one who got him started with all this Cub Scout crap.”


George let his glare show. “It isn’t crap.” Fists went on hips. “I’ve learned lots of things.” He began to list the badges he’d won. He then turned his glare on Troy. “But you’d know this if you’d been at the den meetings.”


Chapter 81