hair falling across his face. Plasma burn marks covered his arms and neck, some old, some fresh,

re, Maya felt completely he

what? Didn't torture Caleb? Didn't make him kneel t

ways. This had to

hair and piercing green eyes. The fox ears on his head sto

ising heir of the Davis Consortium, a fox beastman with a sharp mind, be

e right after they bonded, leaving a scar that destroyed his p

aking extra lashes for that m

ssy brown hair, olive skin, and ice-blue e

eb's punishment." His voice was deep and

d like a war zone. Whip marks, knife scars, and old blast inju

rivate squads on the frontier. If his mental grade hadn't collapsed after he lost nearly his

ruly bowed to the previous Maya, whic

ifted healer from a respected medical family. Jasper had lost an empire before he could inherit it. Hunter had survived battlefie

of them. She forced

e beastmen here. On

ryone should be here by now

n?" The word

ed the whole mo

dy? Yesterday you said you wanted to see what happens when we rip off a

blood r

loodline and rare purification abilities. Before the coup destroyed his family, he

ugh scale removal, he would one day remove his sco

Then she thought about Finn with

as seen as "domestic affairs." Outsiders couldn't interfer

ry flashed in his dark red eyes

t stronger. "Why don't you just try them

p quickly to

oom doctor kicked in. It helpe

dn't help now. But sh

n. I need to tell

are you planning now? Torturing us one by one isn't enough?

ck in her medical kit. "Let's make a deal. If you a

s a tomb. You could he

r. Once made, the Male had to s

usually just ignore him, replace him, or leave him to

up protection. It also meant los

per's smile froze. Hunter's fi

He was trying to figure out if she meant it or if t

the ship's a

gnature detected! Zerg s

ed. Damn it, the

red the stars like dark clouds. Their bio-armor glowed with ee

ace darkened. "A

analyzed the data, his healer's calm cutting t

with me so we can all escape. Or get thrown off t

aces changed whe

be shredded and eate

etrieve Finn. Jasper and S

metal walls, synthetic carpets. All of it was Marcus's work. That S-class beastman warrior too

rifier. She looked at her r

had refined features. A straight nose, full lips, sharp

body looked authoritative and comman

cruel. Now she just needed to adjust slight

tough act before

were with her. And she was a powerl

ntil she found him, she had to make thes

. She tried to maintain

hese tortured beastmen wo