Capital Bound Series, Book 1: The Lion’s Roar by Michael Rogers
Terran, a young genius abandoned to poverty, feels called to something great. He is given that chance when Naomi and Rictor, intergalactic missionaries of the Bound, arrive at his doorstep. They offer a simple choice, to travel the stars with them or stay behind and fend for himself. Terran chooses the stars, believing it is the obvious answer. When an attempt is made on his life before he leaves the planet, he starts to question his decision. Naomi, meanwhile, is…