The Red Thing - Giuseppe Cristiano

In the hushed border town of Stillwater, a quiet pact binds the community to a miracle: a gentle, color-shifting alien the children call Ruby. It heals their land, mends their sorrows, and shares in their secrets. But Ruby's acts of kindness leave traces-a phantom aurora, a warped radio signal-and now a government team is closing in, armed with questions and a mandate to control. As shadows gather on the horizon, Stillwater's silence is about to be broken, and their gentle visitor may not remain a secret for long.