"I'm actually an alien," says the little girl.

I have no idea how to take this, Lachlan thinks. His training as a security guard didn't cover it, nor did it cover how to deal with running into a hot guy from a past he's trying to hide from, or avoid alien conspiracies when they come knocking.

Wait, what? That last one must be wrong, aliens aren't real.

...Right?

Head In The Stars

With great effort and some mental coaching from Kai, I managed to get at least some of myself out of Aron's body and into the electrical system. It was such a relief when I made connection with my dormanted segments that I nearly cried even if it meant going back to work being the internet.

I nodded. "All good." I let myself flop down on top of Kai's sleeping bag and just breathed. Then I sat up again. "Wait, I still can't get out."

"Give it time," said Kai. The kettle he was babysitting on the fire came to a boil and he lifted it off and made us both a cup of coffee.

He held one out to me. I sat up and took it. "Thanks." I took a sip. "If I still can't figure it out by the time we get to Sparrow Island, then you'll have try to remove me forcefully, alright?"

"Does it feel bad to have a human body again?"

Chapter Eighty-Three: An Unexpected Journey