Alpha Orion's Obsession
Even then she looked very beautiful - like an Angel dying.
For thirty years, I had conquered kingdoms. For thirty years, I had been Alpha Orion, the Tyrant - feared by all who dared cross my path. I had crushed enemies beneath my heel, had torn rival alphas limb from limb with my bare hands.
Alpha Orion - My name alone made the bravest warriors tremble.
And yet here I knelt, destroyed by a single moment of carelessness.
"I really don't want to leave you," Stella whispered, her voice barely audible. Another violent cough wracked her fragile frame, more blood spilling from her lips. "But I don't have a choice..."