LAIKA I lay beside Karim; his arm lay carelessly across my naked body. Our legs were intertwined. We were looking at each other and listening to the voices of thousands of warriors, spread across the mountain. “I should let them go. I can feel their dilemmas and I do not want to keep t
LAIKA I watched as they dragged the intruder forward. When they came closer, I saw it was Sekani. “Sekani,” I called and took a step forward, but Karim held my hand and shook his head. I obeyed and stood still, but I was worried. I had not seen Sekani for a while now and he was
ALPHA KARIM I did not know orcs inhabited this place so much. Thank the gods that I left the pack. They would have sneaked into the pack and kidnapped women. The mountains were good, and I was considering settling there because it has lots of resources we could use until we build a powerful
LAIKA I groaned as I stirred. My head hurt so much, and my entire body ached. I opened my eyes, but my vision was blurry. I saw a figure shuffling around, and I tried to sit up, but the pain that jolted through me made me whimper and lay down back. I knew I was not on a fur; the surface was
LAIKA I heard a noise around me, but I was too weak to even lift my eyelids. I was conscious, but I was knocked out. I knew I was in a cart and was traveling somewhere, but I did not know where I was traveling to. Tree branches came into my view, but everything seemed blurry. The voices I hea
LAIKA Erika's face came into my line of vision, and she wore an evil grin. I could only stare at her. "Hello, Luna," she mocked. My eyes darted from her to Khalid, who was now standing beside her, holding her shoulder. I wondered if she was his mate. Where is Malika? I tried to force mys
ALPHA KARIM My men and I combed the forest in search of Laika. I was not at rest and even though Power kept hinting that the Titan pack or Khalid might have taken her there, I did not want to give it a thought. I knew going back to Titan pack was going to save them from Khalid's tyranny and I d
LAIKA Khalid was taken unaware by Karim and his warriors. He did not have the time to invoke his dead warriors. He fought Karim and his men with the little he had, but those warriors were stronger because they were not mortals. Karim chased Khalid until they were fighting alone. Karim fought