The First Child

They say two is company—but try sharing a baby with an infuriatingly gorgeous alien priest.

I’m Captain Hada Blaxton, war-hardened, emotionally armored, and absolutely unprepared for parenthood. But when my best friend dies and names me guardian of her half-Zephyrian daughter, I honor the promise. Even if it means facing down grief, interstellar bureaucracy… and Zephyrian Commander Sylas Ominox. He’s calm. Cold. Alien in every way. And he claims custody of the child I swore to protect.
Now we’re forced to co-parent in close quarters, navigating sleep-deprived nights, cross-cultural meltdowns, and one tiny empathic infant who broadcasts every secret we try to hide—including the growing attraction between us.
The holidays are here on New Eden, and while the lights may twinkle, our emotions burn hotter than ever. Somewhere between baby bottles and battle scars, we stop being enemies. We start becoming something else.
Something like family.