p, the sharp, sterile scent of

, his muscles protesting, and saw that his wounds had been e

eo Stryker, rushing into the room. Leo's face was

rough croak. His first words were

ou fin

dawned. "Sir, our teams scoured the area. There was no trace. It

mmed a fist against the side of the pod, the impact jarri

ch he had never clearly seen, but her form. The deadly grace of her movements, t

would find her. The thought was an obsession, m

ression, then cleared his throat hesit

minal, projecting a document

atory matching notification arrived

patiently over the screen

, grasping refugee, her hands outstretched, h

saved him in the forest. He would not, could not, accept another woman. Es

elt like ash in his

erran refugee who just promoted t

epened. "Has the system gone ma

him to take a mate, to produce an heir, to solidify his position as lord.

nstant and absolut

your m

an. Offer her money. A substantial amount. Get her to

er territories, a large sum of credits would be an irr

will be done," Leo

Jaxon commanded, wav

ately to his mysterious savior. He opened a secure

y skilled, operating in the Umbral Forest. I don't care who she is

ought with fierce conviction,

as desperately searching for, and the refugee

apartment in the lower districts. He set a course, preparing to deal with