Veins of the void

<p>On the alien planet of Zerathis survival means staying invisible. For one human boy that means running a small cozy restaurant with his adopted sister&mdash;his best friend his only family and the only person who knows what he really is. To the locals they&rsquo;re just another pair of siblings trying to scrape by. To him it feels like the perfect disguise.</p><p>But blending in isn&rsquo;t so simple when you&rsquo;re a reckless teenager with a talent for attracting trouble. A misplaced word a slip of curiosity a wrong friend&mdash;and suddenly whispers of human disappearances don&rsquo;t feel so distant anymore.</p><p>As Zerathis reveals itself to be far more dangerous than he ever imagined he faces an impossible choice: trust strangers who might betray him risk everything to escape or surrender to the same grim fate that has swallowed other humans whole.</p><p>He only wanted a quiet life. Instead he may be the last chance for survival&mdash;or the next name on a long list of the doomed.</p>