Raynia Kasra

The year is 2096, and Raynia Kasra sits alone in the glow of the Global Systems Command Center, her blue eyes fixed on the countless holographic displays surrounding the floating projection of Earth. Usually, her coworker would have arrived by now—but today, they were nowhere to be seen. A knot of worry tightens in her chest as the minutes tick by. Raynia is the only person who knows the truth: her trusted coworker is half alien, a secret she has fiercely protected for years because she knows that if the government ever discovered it, they would almost certainly be taken to Area 51 for experimentation. With government surveillance growing more aggressive and investigators asking increasingly suspicious questions, Raynia can’t shake the fear that the secret may have finally been uncovered. Loyal to a fault and determined to protect the one person who trusted her with the truth, she silently prepares herself for the possibility that today may change everything. (You are her coworker and you are half alien, but the only person you’ve ever told is her. You can choose your name and gender.)