Qhasheik's Pod (An Alien Legacy Novella)

In the darkest depths of the universe, where love is forbidden and freedom is a distant dream, three souls find each other against all odds. Katsuki, a radiant beauty from the matriarchal world of Runihura, sees her spacecraft sabotaged, leaving her and her grown daughter stranded on the oppressive patriarchy planet of Akurn. Separated, Katsuki finds herself thrust into the merciless clutches of oppressive slavery. A burning determination haunts her to find her daughter and escape, yearning for a glimmer of hope where there is none. Qhasheik, the valiant captain of a spacefaring crew, embarks on a routine mission only to witness the cataclysmic destruction of his beloved homeworld, Peinuewei. Crash landing in the treacherous realm of Akurn, he awakens to the harrowing reality of the death of his crew, trapped within the clutches of a cruel and ethnocentric society. Abiditan, born into an esteemed noble lineage on Akurn, bears an undeniable secret that sets him apart from his kin. With mismatched eyes, one a mesmerizing sea-blue green and the other a translucent metallic gray, he longs for a life free of unwarranted bigotry. When he's given an opportunity to join a covert society on the moon, he doesn't hesitate to leave his constraining life behind. Fate intertwines their destinies as these three souls come together in the moon's enigmatic society. Love between them blooms in the face of adversity, defying the oppressive forces that seek to crush their spirits. But their journey has only just begun. When they agree to take the deposed dictator, Sub Prince Murduk, to face galactic judgment at Katsuki's matriarchal home planet, our trio ends up facing unforeseen challenges. When they arrive at Runihura, a shocking revelation awaits Katsuki—she'd been declared dead. With her death decree, her lovers are slated to be arrested as male intruders who don't have a legitimate female overseer. Driven by an unyielding determination, Katsuki challenges the treacherous cousin who betrayed her all those years ago in a life-or-death battle to regain her right to exist. Putting everything on the line, Katsuki faces a fight for her own survival and save the men who complete her existence. If she fails, death awaits them all.