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    Cooper's Condition
    Cooper's Condition
    Cooper's Condition
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    Cooper's Condition

    By Jacey Holbrand

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    Cooper Hanes has met the love of his life, Doctor Micha Levi, and the chemistry between them is instant and hot. Yet life takes a turn when they go on a fateful trip.

    Alien abduction. Experimentation.

    Cooper’s left to deal with the greatest challenge of the ordeal.

    Being pregnant.

    Can their lives and love survive the aftermath of the encounter and the changes that come with Cooper’s condition?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherEvernight Publishing
    Release dateMar 30, 2015
    ISBN9781772332872
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      Book preview

      Cooper's Condition - Jacey Holbrand

      Published by Evernight Publishing ® at Smashwords

      www.evernightpublishing.com

      Copyright© 2015 Jacey Holbrand

      ISBN: 978-1-77233-287-2

      Cover Artist: Sour Cherry Designs

      Editor: Laurie Temple

      ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

      WARNING: The unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this copyrighted work is illegal. No part of this book may be used or reproduced electronically or in print without written permission, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in reviews.

      This is a work of fiction. All names, characters, and places are fictitious. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, organizations, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

      DEDICATION

      To my partner: As always, thank you for believing in me. Love you, babe!

      To my friend and a wonderful author, Elizabeth Monvey: Thank you for your friendship and pointing me in the right direction! This series wouldn’t be what it is without your valuable input.

      COOPER’S CONDITION

      The Agency, 3

      Jacey Holbrand

      Copyright © 2015

      Part One: The First AE Meeting

      Chapter One

      Seth Trivos stepped up to the dry erase board on the wall, wrote Welcome to the Alien Encounters Support Group Meeting, then went around the extra-large conference room in the building where he worked one more time. He checked the gray metal chairs in straight lines, the coffee, tea, water and pastries, and the ambient temperature at seventy-two degrees. The meeting, to gather those together who’d also had alien encounters, was too important to him to screw up. It all had to be perfect, down to the last detail. At the doorway, he made sure the pens and markers he’d placed on the check-in table worked. Piles of Hi! My name is… stickers flanked a couple of blank sign-in sheets. Everything was set and ready to go.

      Owen, Seth’s boss, and Evan, Seth’s partner, disliked him focusing his energy on the monumental task of setting up an Alien Encounter support group. As the owner of The Agency—a company that helped people solve their paranormal and supernatural issues—Owen thought he wouldn’t be able to give enough attention to his current case load, especially with what else was happening in his life. Evan feared for his health, saying if he stretched himself too thin, Seth may not recover from the encounter he’d had, and the subsequent pregnancy and operation. Plus, with a baby at home, Evan felt Seth should be there, not out with a bunch of strangers.

      Evan and Owen’s negative attitudes and the arguments stemming from all their differing opinions had put a strain on all their relationships. Deep down, Seth still feared there was some kind of conspiracy going on, one that his boss and boyfriend were involved with. But how could Evan, Mr. Morals and Ethics himself, the man whom he’d fallen in love with, be connected to something complicit? He would know if Evan was hiding information from him, wouldn’t he? Perplexed over the matter, Seth mentally shook his head. He had yet to find proof either way, though—other than the fact that it seemed like Evan and Owen didn’t want him to dig too deep into finding out what had happened to him.

      He didn’t know what he’d do if he and Evan fought again over how to deal with the alien encounters they’d had. I’ve warned Evan a couple of times I’m tempted to leave with our baby girl, Star, and go back to live with my Uncle Kit. Man, he’d hate me if I moved in with my uncle, especially since Evan is Kit’s ex. Seth sighed. He didn’t want to leave Evan, nor uproot Star. They needed to work out their issues, but Evan was one tough nut to crack.

      Evan, after his first brush with the clown-rabbit aliens years ago, had closed down and shut himself off from life and others until he’d joined The Agency and started helping those with supernatural and paranormal issues. Seth wasn’t like him, though. He yearned to be around people, to find common ground, share experiences and brainstorm solutions. He needed a meeting like this. Thank God he’d come up with a solid spin on his idea and told Evan and Owen that a support group would be good for drumming up business and that his nightmares might go away. Otherwise the three of them would still be wasting time arguing about it all.

      He checked his watch. Time to start the healing process. Not only for myself but for those who’ll be in attendance as well. He opened the door to the room, and the people milling about in the hall filed in. As they passed by, he asked them to sign in, take a name tag, write their first name on it and wear it. Once the corridor was empty, he gave the group five minutes to grab some coffee and dessert and chat, then strolled up to the podium.

      Good evening, everyone. If you all could take a seat, please, we can get started. He waited while the people settled down and found spots. Thank you for coming. I hereby call the first Alien Encounters meeting to order. My name is Seth Trivos. I am an agent here at The Agency, and I have been abducted and experimented on by aliens.

      Hi, Seth, the group said as one.

      He smiled and relaxed. What I’d like to do is go around the room and have each of you say your first name and what kind of alien experience you’ve had, like a sighting, an abduction, experimented on, or whatever. Or if you’re here to find support for a family member or friend who’s had the issue, that’s fine, too. We’re here to assist one another with whatever situation we’ve found ourselves in. Once introductions have been made, if someone wants to come up and share their story, that would be great. Just remember, this is a safe place. No judging, and definitely no sharing any of the information you’ve learned in here outside of this room, unless it’s with someone who’s been present at the meeting. He looked to his left. How about we start with you, Miss.

      As the people introduced themselves, he marked the sign-in sheet, putting an A next to those who said they were abducted, an S for sighting, an E for experimented on and combinations of letters for those who offered more than one classification. The E’s were of particular interest to him, having had that experience himself.

      Luckily his abduction had all worked out for the best, except for the dreams. He and Evan had a beautiful baby girl, but the nightmares were horrific and unending. It was one of the reasons he’d set up the Alien Encounter group, so

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