Heart of the Galaxy (Paranormal Romance Aliens) Read Free Page A

I’m not afraid of you. It’s just that I’ve never seen you like this before. You’re different somehow. A little more menacing,” she mumbled.
    “I don’t mean to be. But you will begin to see me as never before for I am now my true self,” he explained. “The boy you first met in junior high and even the man you’ve come to know may not always be the person that you will now see. I am in my natural form and as such you will see characteristics that may astound and/or scare you. But never will I hurt you. Remember that. Everything that I do is to protect and care for you.”
    She nodded. He pushed his hair back from his face. She noticed his ear. She gasped as she stared at it.
    “Your ear!” she exclaimed.
    He sat back and held his hair so that she could look her fill. His ears were slightly pointed and the lobe was so flat against his hear that it was almost non-existent.
    “Your ears were not like this before.” She said in awe.
    “When I fought the Wulshuk I reverted back to my natural form,” he explained. “And there’s no need for me to change into human form now that you know who I am. I am not so different from the humanoid except for my ears and of course my special skills.”
    “You mean your powers,” she clarified.
    “Yes,” he replied.
    “I think they’re cute,” she said as she reached out to touch their small peak.
    He allowed her to satisfy her curiosity and touch them. Then he gently removed her hand.
    “I’m glad you like them. But it is necessary to hide them and appear as everyone else while I am on Earth,” he said.
    “I can understand that,” she said. She was silent for a few moments. Then she spoke so quietly that Troy had to strain to hear her. “Troy, am I human?”
    Troy took a deep breath. He knew she would soon ask when she connected all of the dots. Jess was a smart girl. It wouldn’t take her long to do that.
    “No. Not completely,” he answered.
    “I don’t understand. Am I of mixed species?” she asked in confusion.
    “Yes. But I will tell you more on our journey. We will have plenty of time for Topal is quite far from Earth. It will take us some time to get there,” he said.
    “Do I really have to leave here, Troy?” she asked in dismay.
    “Yes, Jess you do. I know it is frightening to travel millions of light-years into the unknown. But it is necessary to save your life and ensure the well-being of the universe,” he said gently.
    “All of this is so foreign to me. I’m not sure how to cope,” she said miserably.
    He grasped her hands.
    “I’ll be with you, Jess. To teach you. Support you. Comfort you. I’ll be whatever you need to help you through this transition,” he said earnestly. “I’m not going anywhere.”
    “Thank you, Troy. With everything that has happened I don’t think that I’ve properly thanked you,” she said sincerely. “I realize I behaved badly yesterday and I am very sorry. I’m really not a brat. You know I’m not.”
    “Hmm, I’m not too sure about that,” he teased.
    “Troy! You know better. I was just knocked off balance. It was a lot to take in, you have to admit,” she said.
    “I’m teasing you. I know you’ve been dealt a loaded hand and I do not blame you for your reaction. I understand it,” he said seriously. “Come on. Our journey must commence.”
    He got out of bed and pulled her with him. Jess breathed deeply. Her life was about to change forever. It would never be the same. What would the next chapter of her life hold?
     
    *****
     
    Jess hugged her mom tightly and then her dad, Paul Leyman. Troy had implied that she should meet her natural parents but she had dismissed the notion. Paul and Monica Leyman were the only parents she had known and the only parents she wanted. Now she was about to go far away from them to the unknown. How would she ever survive without her dad’s strong shoulder to lean on or her mom’s gentle wisdom to listen to? None of this was fair. She shouldn’t