Bride of the Forsaken Alien

He was left behind.
At least, that’s what he believes.
When I join the mission to bring him back, I expect a soldier. I don’t expect the quiet fury in his eyes… or the way he watches me like I’m something fragile he shouldn’t touch.
They call him changed.
They call him dangerous.

I call him alive.
And I’m not walking away from the alien warrior everyone else has already given up on.