THE PAKHAN'S STOLEN OMEGA
Not of death or defeat, but of losing something irreplaceable.
Two days until the assault. Forty-eight hours to prepare for battle against an enemy that had studied them for decades. Forty-eight hours to gather strength, coordinate forces, say goodbyes just in case.
Alexei looked at Anya, his mate, his Luna, his unexpected salvation, and silently vowed:
whatever happened in that facility, whatever the cost, he would protect her. Even if it meant his own death.
Because some things were worth dying for. And she had become one of them.