Orion watched the female's eyes roll to the back of her head, her small frame going limp in his arms as she lost consciousness. Without a word, he lifted her in his arms, cradling her against his chest while keeping her face from view before turning to the other Lycans behind him.
The general had a shocked expression on his face, but when the Alpha's stern gaze met his, he quickly averted his gaze, straightened up, and cleared his throat.
"Find the boy; he went that way," Orion ordered, nodding to the other side of the woods.
"Yes, Alpha," he quickly sprang into action, barking out orders to the soldiers.
Orion turned away from the scene and started towards the village with the human girl in his arms; looking down at her, he narrowed his eyes when he noticed the red fingerprints stark against the caramel skin of her neck and sighed. He hadn't realised he was holding her too tight until she began to lose consciousness.
He knew humans were fragile and dispensable, but this was his
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