Alien Revealed

When Agent Alinna Gaerrii's ship goes down on the very Earth military base she had been observing, her mission takes an unexpected turn. The crash exposes a species that could join the Confederacy through m'ittar, a form of mind contact that opens the door to love. Alinna's family name rises or falls depending on what happens next.

Alinna has also begun dreaming vividly about the woman she pulled from a plane wreck near the base. That woman is the psychologist assigned to assess Alinna's team, a special force bound for space, and her evaluation could decide Alinna's career. Major David Brown, who is ready to report for duty, is openly wary of the newcomer.

The story asks whether humanity is ready to take its place in the Confederacy, and whether both sides can protect one another and their people if they are willing to try.