Warlord Unarmed, the third story in the Chamele Barbarian Warlords series, will be releasing on September 17th.
While we wait, I’ll be sharing the first chapter.
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Chapter One
Murad had found his gerel, the one being he was destined to bond with, the sole female who could give him offspring. He heard her voice in an intercepted communication, had known instantly she was his, his cock hardening, all of him bellowing to claim her.
Before he traveled across the universe and retrieved his gerel, he had to eliminate possible threats to her in the Chamele sector. He and his brothers needed to neutralize their sole remaining enemy.
That would be easier to accomplish if Murad was flying the most advanced warship available and not the obsolete model he was currently occupying.
“Gegeen sent another message.” Sartaq, his second-in-command, relayed that information. “They had to move the ship again. It was blocking manufacturing.”
“If we delay much longer, Head of Ship and Weapons Design will charge me a storage fee.” Murad joked about the situation.
The warriors on the bridge laughed.
It was the third time Gegeen and Renzong had moved the ship.
Murad and his warriors were supposed to take possession of it a shift ago.
But the early-warning system for an academy had failed, and protecting Chamele 3’s children was more important than taking ownership of a new warship. Defeating the enemy and retrieving his gerel would have to be delayed for one shift.
He checked their current location. Their final destination didn’t yet appear on the monitoring systems. On the main viewscreen, yellow vegetation swayed, the tops of the shafts kissing the clear blue sky.
The older warship they were temporarily utilizing was flying at its top speed but it would be several moments before they reached the manufacturing facility.
“Ship, contact Warrior Gegeen.” He instructed the system.
“Contacting Warrior Gegeen, my lord.”
The robotic voice irked Murad. It was a reminder of the age of the vessel.
The system in his previous ship had sported almost human tones. It had been faster, had upgraded defenses, better programming. He clenched his jaw. His enemy, Tolui, had stolen that ship.
“My lord.” Gegeen’s face appeared on the main viewscreen. Renzong stood behind the older warrior. Both males were grinning.
All of his warriors were excited about the new ship. They loved new technology as much as Murad did.
“Fly the ship to the old test field.” Communications should be secure, but Murad wasn’t taking any chances. The warrior knew where that location was. There was no need to send coordinates. “We’ll meet you there.”
That would save time, allow more test flights to occur before Chamele’s solitary sun set.
Gegeen blinked once, twice. “You want me to be the first being to fly the new ship, my lord?”
Renzong appeared as stunned. The entire bridge of Murad’s current ship was deathly quiet. They were all listening to the conversation.
Each of them took turns at flying the new ships. They tested the systems and handling and top speeds, trying to best the previous pilot.
But the order had always been highest to lowest rank.
He, as their Warlord, had always been first. “You will be first, Warrior Gegeen.”
“I’m first.” The male glanced at Renzong.
The other warrior nodded.
“I’m first.” Gegeen’s chest heaved as though he had run a long distance. “I’ll be worthy of this honor, my lord. I won’t let you down.”
“You have never let me down, warrior.” Zondoo. If Murad had known what it meant to the older warrior, he would have relayed that duty solar cycles ago. “I trust you with my lifespan…and with our ship.”
“We will fly it directly to the old test site, land it there, and wait for you, my lord.” Gegeen straightened. “I won’t leave the ship. It will never be unaccompanied.”
Warriors jabbed their elbows into Sartaq’s stomach. Murad’s Second had left the previous ship unattended. That was how Tolui, their enemy, had stolen it.
“We’ll meet you there shortly, warrior.” Murad ended the transmission.
“We’ll never hear the end of this.” Sartaq’s grin belied his grumbled words. “Gegeen will be boasting for solar cycles about being the first to fly it.”
The warriors laughed.
Gegeen deserved any honor Murad could bestow upon him. Like many of the males on the bridge, the older warrior had fought fiercely by Murad’s side during the brutally violent Succession Wars.
They had emerged victorious, their combined efforts earning Berke, Murad’s eldest brother, his rightful place as Warlord.
Berke had then divided the role into three. He’d kept control of Chamele 1, the planet closest to the border of the sector. Khan, the second eldest brother, had been given Chamele 2 to rule. Murad, the youngest brother, had been granted Chamele 3. All of them shared authority over Chamele 4, the hunting planet.
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Read the next scene (available August 26th) here: http://tasteofcyn.com/?p=6975
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Warlord Unarmed
Protected by the Barbarian Warrior
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Murad, a technology-loving Chamele Warlord, has to track down and eliminate a rogue warrior before that male ends Murad’s reign. Permanently.
When a pieced-together wreck of a ship enters the sector without authorization, Murad assumes it is piloted by an ally of his enemy and decides to blow the battered vessel out of open space.
Then he hears the voice of its sole occupant and his orders and his priorities immediately shift. The captain of the ship is his gerel, the one female he’s genetically compatible with—the light to his darkness, his future, his everything.
He will protect her…even if it costs him his life.
Bounty hunter Gale doesn’t want or need protection. She has entered Chamele space on a rescue mission. A tall, muscular, half-naked barbarian with humor-lit eyes and gentle hands won’t distract her from that purpose, no matter what he tries.
A broken ship and an enemy focused on revenge do interfere with her plans. Gale’s goal changes from saving a friend to saving herself. The only being who can increase her chances of survival is the one Warlord she can’t resist.
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