Waiting for Dawn

In a world choked by thirty billion souls, there's no room left for outsiders—yet they came anyway, forcing their way onto this dying planet. El is one of them: an alien hiding in plain sight, working the night shift at a convenience store in Black Country's capital. Her fragile peace shatters when Ralfa, the nation's wealthiest heir and her only human friend, collapses bleeding at her door. Now branded a fugitive, El must navigate a manhunt across a planet that wants her dead. Who tried to kill Ralfa? How long can she stay one step ahead of humanity's hunters? And in a world built on lies, wh…