Carlo Russo is having the worst day. Not only has he lost his job, caught his boyfriend cheating, and had one too many shots with his best friend Grace, now he’s seeing aliens too. Big, black, tail-equipped aliens. After a futile struggle, he and Grace find themselves on a spaceship leaving Earth. Zenon Scoreceds Qhainqons doesn’t know what it is about the earthling male. Their mission is to bring back ten females in hopes of them being able to provide their planet with children, but he wants the male. What he’s going to do with the male, he doesn’t know, but he’s claiming him as his payment for going on the mission. Carlo doesn’t approve of kidnapping, but the aliens aren’t too bad, and once the language chip is installed, he finds it entertaining to talk to them. Zen in particular. They’re standoffish and never show any emotion, but Carlo has no problem cuddling up next to Zen at night. All Zenon wants is to spend time with Carlo, but it’s his job to get them all home in one piece. Will he be able to keep Carlo safe from all the dangers lurking along the trip? He has to because Carlo is his, and he’s not letting him go.

There Will Be Aliens

“Because you’ve stolen me from my home.”


Carlo blinked into the darkness. There was a rustle of someone moving around. “Zen?” Why he whispered, he didn’t know.


“Oh, it’s you.” He blew out a sigh of relief. He shouldn’t be relieved since Zen was the one who’d stolen him from Earth and knocked him unconscious, but on some level he trusted him. Perhaps he could blame the concussion.


“Is it time to get up?” He felt better, and he wanted to check on Grace.


“Okay. Should I come with you?” He sat, relaxing when the room didn’t spin around him. “Can we turn on the light?”


Harsh light pierced his eyes, and he hissed. “Can we dim the light?”


The room went dark again. “There’s a small lamp by the bed.”


Chapter 13