Sevan: Interstellar Alphas, #1

By Mandy M. Roth and Reagan Hawk

Paranormal Shifter Fated Mate Galactic SciFi Military Romance

Destiny lies along an uncharted course…
 
Commission Captain and special operative Sevan Vasil has enough problems without the strange dreams that seem to be his mind’s version of a cruel joke. No woman could be that perfect…except perhaps his fated mate. No human or alien alive would dare answer a lion-shifter’s call. Not with the state of unrest and anti-supernatural movement in the universe. When the raven-haired beauty who invaded his dreams appears on his communication screen, he knows everything is changing, and maybe destiny is on his side. And just maybe, she is his mate. He just needs to find a way to keep her safe on her own planet before he can keep her for eternity. 

*Formally titled Paranormal Payload (Project Exorcism Series). This title has been expanded slightly, re-edited, and re-title

• Language: English
• Publisher: Raven Happy Hour LLC
• Release date: Feb 21, 2017
• ISBN: 9781386798996

Mandy M. Roth

Mandy M. Roth grew up fascinated by creatures that go bump in the night. From the very beginning, she showed signs of creativity-writing, painting, telling scary stories that left her little brother afraid to come out from under his bed. Combining her creativity with her passion for the paranormal has left her banging on the keyboard into the wee hours of the night. Her books have won numerous awards, including an RT nomination for Best Paranormal Erotic. Mandy lives on the shores of Lake Erie with her husband, their three boys and a boxer pup named Hercules. When Mandy is not writing, she's doing cover art for various places with a super double secret brush name. She also cohosts a live talk radio show, Raven Radio, which was recently mentioned in RT Book Reviews, and she has given several marketing workshops for authors. She has a bachelor of science degree and is currently working on her master's degree in marketing. To learn more about Mandy send an email to [e-mail].

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Sevan (Paranormal Shifter Fated Mate Galactic SciFi Military Romance)

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Mandy M. Roth

Sevan: Interstellar Alphas Book One (Paranormal Shifter Fated Mate Galactic SciFi Military Romance) © Copyright 2017, Mandy M. Roth

First Raven Happy Hour LLC electronic publication: Jan 2017

Original Copyright: 2004, New Concepts Publishing

Second digital publishing: July 2009, Samhain Publishing

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Sevan: Interstellar Alphas Book One

(Paranormal Shifter Fated Mate Galactic SciFi Romance)

Destiny lies along an uncharted course…

Commission Captain and special operative Sevan Vasil has enough problems without the strange dreams that seem to be his mind’s version of a cruel joke. No woman could be that perfect…except perhaps his fated mate. No human or alien alive would dare answer a lion-shifter’s call. Not with the state of unrest and anti-supernatural movement in the universe. When the raven-haired beauty who invaded his dreams appears on his communication screen, he knows everything is changing, and maybe destiny is on his side. And just maybe, she is his mate. He just needs to find a way to keep her safe on her own planet before he can keep her for eternity.

*Formally titled Paranormal Payload (Project Exorcism Series). This title has been expanded slightly, re-edited, and re-titled.

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Author’s Note

Each book in the Interstellar Alphas (previous series title: Project Exorcism) series is written to stand alone; however, I do recommend reading them in order to maximize reading pleasure. To aid any who have not, as of yet, read the other books, or any who are simply looking for a refresher, I thought this introduction might help.

Series background: Year 2206—Man has long since achieved space travel. Almost all planets in the known universe are part of the Commission, an intergalactic governing body that oversees the well-being of all within its quadrants.

Supernatural creatures were discovered among us in 2055 and witch hunts quickly began to rid Earth of them. A battle broke out, and Earth’s human population dropped. In the end, humans were victorious, but only because a few select figureheads in the supernatural world agreed to the terms of a peace treaty. The terms were simple. The supernaturals were to be escorted off planet Earth and relocated on other planets, ones that were not part of the Commission’s territory. Ones that were agreed upon ahead of time, and ones on which the supernaturals would not be a threat.

Thus began Interstellar Alphas. Five vessels set out on this mission. Only one arrived at its chosen destination. The others were thought lost during the meteoroid shower that occurred shortly after takeoff. Man now faces a new threat, only they are unaware of it. By shipping the supernaturals off, they unknowingly gave them access to other planets’ resources, including added magical abilities, the ability to breed with their inhabitants, and so very much more.

Welcome to Interstellar Alphas.

Mandy

Chapter One

Sevan moved slightly, getting a better angle on the beauty below him. He wanted to merge with her forever—become one body, one soul. She drove him that crazy. That mad with raw need. He spent his days thinking of her, wanting to be asleep so she’d visit his dreams once more. And he spent his dreaming hours in what could only be called a lucid state—feeling as if he were totally awake, but knowing better. He never wanted to wake. Not if it meant she’d be gone, and it always did. Anymore, he wanted to remain in bed, tucked away in his quarters.

His rank in the Commission as a captain and special operative guaranteed his private quarters were larger than most. He’d come a long way from the overcrowded barracks he’d first lived in when he’d joined up to serve. As he trailed a line of kisses over the woman’s neck and upper chest, he was thankful for the privacy he now had.

Not that privacy mattered much in a dream. Sevan didn’t want to think what it looked like to anyone who might be watching him sleep, especially with how erotic his dreams had been lately. He probably looked like a teenage boy having a wet dream.

The dreams felt real.

They always did.

He was very thankful his room was his and his alone. Every detail of his captain’s quarters was there, in the dream, just as in his waking hours. While he could smell the woman’s fresh scent, he could also smell his quarters, and could hear the faint white noise that pumped out over the sound system on the ship. It was designed to help him rest better. Hell, he could even feel the temperature regulator as it kicked on, heating or cooling the room as needed.

Yet, he knew he was dreaming.

The beauty beneath him, Lorelei, had visited him in his sleep now for months, and although he’d come to understand that he’d wake to find his bed empty and the raven-haired goddess only a memory, he still caressed her tenderly. It didn’t matter that he was dreaming. For the time being, she was his, and he’d use that to his full advantage.

He’d use her to his full advantage as well.

Never had he known pleasure such as this, and he knew he’d never know it again—outside of his dreams. He circled Lorelei’s belly button with his tongue as he looked up the length of her perfect body. Letting his gaze linger over her ample breasts and dark nipples, he could find no imperfection. She was exactly the type of woman he’d always wanted. As if she’d been made just for him—meeting and exceeding all his fantasies.

Your mind knows what you like, he thought. What your body craves.

The fates themselves must have taken pity on him, blessing his sleeping hours with a woman who felt like his mate in every way. Loving someone wasn’t an option for him or others like him—the ones who carried supernatural DNA. Thankfully, Sevan’s blood carried so little that the Commission’s rigorous screening didn’t catch it. Only he and his family knew the truth of the matter.

It had scared his mother when he’d decided to join the Commission. When his twin brother made the same decision, their mother had been beside herself with worry and fear. They were putting themselves at risk, but they still felt the calling to serve.

If Sevan or his brother, Jordan, dared to take wives, or mates as supernaturals called them, and attempted to have children, no one could be certain how much, if any, of their supernatural traits the children would receive. As Commission operatives, they were already on the radar of those who could do them harm. Having a family and serving wasn’t an option.

At least not for them.

Already one of their cousins who had even fewer traits than Sevan had given birth to a son who could shift forms, leaving the cousin and his family no choice but to go into hiding. Jordan and Sevan had helped to facilitate their going underground. They’d helped the family disappear so that they could live together. Had Sevan and his brother not intervened, the Commission would have taken his cousin’s family and, if they were lucky, they’d have been placed on outlying space colonies that weren’t fit for life. If they weren’t so lucky, and the truth of their DNA was discovered, they’d never be seen or heard from again.

The Commission’s reach was deep and their willingness to do anything to maintain full power knew no end. It didn’t help that their propaganda techniques had made most of the universe unsafe for supernaturals. That was the reason why Sevan and Jordan had worked so hard to become part of the division of the Commission that dealt with supernatural infringements. If they were the operatives handling matters they could lessen the risks to their kind. They could get the supernaturals to safety and fudge records. But they weren’t the only operatives and their ship wasn’t the only ship tasked with hunting supernaturals. And most Commission members could not be trusted because most didn’t carry supernatural DNA and live in fear as well.

It was a dangerous time to be different. Advances in science made it harder and harder to hide the truth. Sevan, like all born on Earth, had learned the tales of what had happened after the discovery that supernaturals were more than a myth, they were a reality. The year had been 2055 and shortly after supernaturals were discovered to be real, witch hunts began to rid Earth of them. It didn’t take long for war to break out.

And as always, there were no real winners in war.

Human numbers dwindled, as did supernaturals. In an effort to preserve life, the supernatural community banded together and agreed to leave the planet—to start anew on planets not under Commission rule that would support life and help them