Beyond the Next Star

"She wasn't dreaming, in a coma, having a mental breakdown, or in hell.

She was abducted by aliens."

An intolerable order.

Before Commander Torek Renaar can return to active duty, he's ordered to purchase an animal companion to help relieve his PTSD symptoms. But having been a caretaker for and lost a loved one, keeping even one little human alive is a challenge he feels doomed to fail. It doesn't help that his animal companion is the newest, most exotic breed on the market, demanding constant...