Throwback Thursday – Warlord Unarmed
Warlord Unarmed is one of my sweeter novel-length stories and is a favorite Cynthia Sax book for some of my reading buddies. There’s violence in the story and there are, of course, some extremely steamy scenes but the relationship between Murad and Gale is gentle.
Murad is the most tech savvy Warlord and he prefers to think before he acts. Gale has been hurt in the past and is super cautious. Together, they are magical. They fit.
Warlord Unarmed
Protected by the Barbarian Warrior
* * *
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.
Buy Now:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07V6LWGT3
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07V6LWGT3
Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B07V6LWGT3
Apple/iTunes:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/warlord-unarmed/id1472428313
B&N:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/books/1115367567
Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/warlord-unarmed-1
Smashwords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/948299
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Throwback Thursday – Dark Cure
I often think of Dark Cure as the final story in the Refuge/Dark Thoughts series and the first story in the Chamele Barbarian Warlords series. The story officially resides with Dark Thoughts as it starts in the Refuge but it ends in the Chamele Sector.
Gisella, the heroine, is the Refuge’s Medic. She scares the sh*t out of many of the modified humanoids. (grins) They don’t mess with her.
Oghul, the heroine, however, can’t resist messing with her. She is his gerel, his fated mate. And he is determined to talk with her, touch her, claim her.
That doesn’t exactly go smoothly. (grins) But Oghul kind of likes that. He loves a challenge and Gisella is definitely that.
A warrior seeking forever faces a medic living in the moment.
Gisella, the Refuge’s medic, is dedicated to her role. She doesn’t have the space in her lifespan for love, a mate, or children. Healing is her entire focus.
But she’s also a female in her prime. She has needs, wants, cravings…especially for a scarred, long-haired barbarian warrior temporarily residing in the settlement. One fierce, soul-blasting, passion-filled encounter is all she is willing to give him before she returns to her duties.
Oghul, a Chamele Warlord’s Second-In-Command, has waited his entire lifespan to find his gerel, the being fated to be his. He’s thrilled to discover she wants him as savagely as he yearns for her.
His little human medic appeals to his primitive possessive side. Greatly. He wants to stamp his ownership all over her bountiful curves, take her back to his home planet, claim his fiery female permanently.
When Carinae E’s solitary sun rises, two determined beings with very different desires find their lifespans entwined. Their battle for emotional supremacy will span systems and alter destinies.
The universe will never be the same.
Dark Cure is a STANDALONE SciFi Romance set in a gritty, dark world.
Buy Now:
Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07HCTHN27
Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07HCTHN27
Amazon AUS: https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B07HCTHN27
Apple Books : https://books.apple.com/us/book/dark-cure/id1436359104
B&N: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dark-cure-cynthia-sax/1129542129
Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/dark-cure
Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/895634
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Throwback Thursday – Warlord Unarmed
Warlord Unarmed has the distinction of being the favorite Cynthia Sax story for some beloved reading buddies. (big hugs) It is the sweetest story in the Chamele Barbarian Warlords series (and perhaps of all my stories).
At the beginning of the story, the Chamele Sector is ruled by three Warlord brothers.
Murad, the hero of Warlord Unarmed, is the tech-savvy middle brother of the three. He is a Warlord in his own right but he doesn’t rely solely on his muscles and his fighting skills. Murad uses gadgets and high-tech weapons to supplement his other strengths.
This barbarian warrior thinks before he acts.
Which is good because his fated female, Gale, is as cautious as he is. Gale is a collector. Some people might call her a hoarder. She surrounds herself with objects, reminders of the people she cares about. She rescues things that were once loved but have become damaged and are thrown away.
Murad and Gale are two very special beings and their story is magical. I’ve never written about anyone like them.
Warlord Unarmed
Protected by the Barbarian Warrior
* * *
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.
Buy Now:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07V6LWGT3
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07V6LWGT3
Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B07V6LWGT3
Apple/iTunes:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/warlord-unarmed/id1472428313
B&N:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/books/1115367567
Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/warlord-unarmed-1
Smashwords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/948299
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Throwback Thursday – Dark Cure
Dark Cure is a bridge story between the Refuge (Dark Thoughts) series and the Chamele Barbarian Warlords series. It can be read on its own but it does straddle these two series.
Oghul, the hero, is a Chamele warrior. He is Khan’s second-in-command (Khan is the Warlord hero of Warlord’s Bounty) and he is Qulpa’s leader (Qulpa is the pilot hero in Warlord Sky).
Oghul’s brother, however, is stationed in the Refuge, the settlement Kralj (the hero of Dark Thoughts) rules. We first meet Oghul’s brother in Dark Thoughts.
Gisella, the medic heroine of Dark Cure, is also stationed in the Refuge and that is where this awesome power couple meets. She is dedicated to her role, doesn’t realize her one-night-stand with Oghul will have long lasting consequences. (grins)
A warrior seeking forever faces a medic living in the moment.
Gisella, the Refuge’s medic, is dedicated to her role. She doesn’t have the space in her lifespan for love, a mate, or children. Healing is her entire focus.
But she’s also a female in her prime. She has needs, wants, cravings…especially for a scarred, long-haired barbarian warrior temporarily residing in the settlement. One fierce, soul-blasting, passion-filled encounter is all she is willing to give him before she returns to her duties.
Oghul, a Chamele Warlord’s Second-In-Command, has waited his entire lifespan to find his gerel, the being fated to be his. He’s thrilled to discover she wants him as savagely as he yearns for her.
His little human medic appeals to his primitive possessive side. Greatly. He wants to stamp his ownership all over her bountiful curves, take her back to his home planet, claim his fiery female permanently.
When Carinae E’s solitary sun rises, two determined beings with very different desires find their lifespans entwined. Their battle for emotional supremacy will span systems and alter destinies.
The universe will never be the same.
Dark Cure is a STANDALONE SciFi Romance set in a gritty, dark world.
Buy Now:
Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07HCTHN27
Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07HCTHN27
Amazon AUS: https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B07HCTHN27
Apple Books : https://books.apple.com/us/book/dark-cure/id1436359104
B&N: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dark-cure-cynthia-sax/1129542129
Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/dark-cure
Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/895634
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Throwback Thursday – Dark Cure
I remembered it was Thursday! Yay! Go, me! LOL This is especially impressive as I’m 6 chapters into the first draft of Containing Malice (releasing in February 2021) and I’m completely sucked into this cyborg romance. I love it thus far.
Dark Cure is the last official story in the Refuge series but it could very easily be the first story in the Chamele Barbarian Warlords series. These two series are entwined. The last story in the Chamele Barbarian Warlords series, Warlord’s Return (releasing in November), brings us back to the Refuge, closing that circle.
Why are they entwined?
A Chamele, Oghul’s brother, lives in Kralj and Dita’s settlement. Oghul, the hero of Dark Cure, visits that brother and meets his gerel, Gisella, there. She’s the Refuge’s top medic and is a female no one messes with…except for our hero. (grins) He messes with her in some delightful ways.
Dark Cure has sexy times and humor, explosions and tenderness, all the stuff I love to write. Oghul and Gisella are wonderful together. And we get to visit with many of the previous couples in the Refuge series.
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A warrior seeking forever faces a medic living in the moment.
Gisella, the Refuge’s medic, is dedicated to her role. She doesn’t have the space in her lifespan for love, a mate, or children. Healing is her entire focus.
But she’s also a female in her prime. She has needs, wants, cravings…especially for a scarred, long-haired barbarian warrior temporarily residing in the settlement. One fierce, soul-blasting, passion-filled encounter is all she is willing to give him before she returns to her duties.
Oghul, a Chamele Warlord’s Second-In-Command, has waited his entire lifespan to find his gerel, the being fated to be his. He’s thrilled to discover she wants him as savagely as he yearns for her.
His little human medic appeals to his primitive possessive side. Greatly. He wants to stamp his ownership all over her bountiful curves, take her back to his home planet, claim his fiery female permanently.
When Carinae E’s solitary sun rises, two determined beings with very different desires find their lifespans entwined. Their battle for emotional supremacy will span systems and alter destinies.
The universe will never be the same.
Dark Cure is a STANDALONE SciFi Romance set in a gritty, dark world.
Buy Now:
Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07HCTHN27
Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07HCTHN27
Amazon AUS: https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B07HCTHN27
Apple Books : https://books.apple.com/us/book/dark-cure/id1436359104
B&N: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dark-cure-cynthia-sax/1129542129
Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/dark-cure
Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/895634
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Talking Collections And Warlord Unarmed With Delilah Devlin
I’m visiting Delilah Devlin’s online home, talking about Warlord Unarmed and collections.
What do YOU collect?
Read the full post here: https://www.delilahdevlin.com/blog/2019/10/07/cynthia-sax-collections-and-warlord-unarmed/
***
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Warlord Unarmed
Protected by the Barbarian Warrior
* * *
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.
Buy Now:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07V6LWGT3
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07V6LWGT3
Apple/iTunes:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/warlord-unarmed/id1472428313
B&N:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/books/1115367567
Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/warlord-unarmed-1
Smashwords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/948299
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Warlord Unarmed Mentioned On Dear Author
Woot!
Warlord Unarmed was mentioned on Dear Author!
See all of the new releases here: https://dearauthor.com/features/new-releases/new-releases-week-of-september-17-2019/
***
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Warlord Unarmed
Protected by the Barbarian Warrior
* * *
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.
Buy Now:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07V6LWGT3
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07V6LWGT3
Apple/iTunes:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/warlord-unarmed/id1472428313
B&N:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/books/1115367567
Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/warlord-unarmed-1
Smashwords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/948299
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Warlord Unarmed Releases!
Woot!
Warlord Unarmed, the third story in the Chamele Barbarian Warlords series, releases today!
I hope you enjoy this story!
Warlord Unarmed
Protected by the Barbarian Warrior
* * *
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.
Buy Now:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07V6LWGT3
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07V6LWGT3
Apple/iTunes:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/warlord-unarmed/id1472428313
B&N:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/books/1115367567
Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/warlord-unarmed-1
Smashwords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/948299
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Warlord Unarmed – Fourth Scene From The First Chapter
As we wait for Warlord Unarmed, the third story in the Chamele Barbarian Warlords series, to release on September 17th, I’m sharing the first chapter.
You can read the first scene here: http://tasteofcyn.com/?p=6971.
Today, I’m sharing the final scene in the first chapter.
***
The ship they were flying landed. The doors opened. The scent of smoke and fuel assaulted Murad’s nostrils.
The drones flew over the site, relaying images. Panels, engine parts, seats were identifiable…barely. The size and shape were telling.
It had been a ship.
Bots navigated the terrain. There were no signs of undetonated explosives. Tolui and his rogue warriors had blown up the ship and departed.
“Inform me if you spot anything unusual.” Murad told his males as they started walking the site.
Wires snapped and slithered on the ground. He lifted a piece of panel. An unoccupied seat was hidden underneath it.
Murad recognized it, had chosen that style for their new ship. Hopes of finding his two warriors alive dwindled.
“My lord.” One of his males called to him.
All of them moved to the spot. A severed hand lay on the flattened vegetation. There was a deep silver scar on the palm.
Murad recognized it. “Renzong deserves our respect. Collect as much of his body as possible.”
“My lord.” Sartaq had lifted a piece of debris.
Hair covered what appeared to be a head. Murad’s stomach heaved as he crouched beside it.
It was tempting to relay the task of identifying the dead to another warrior. But he couldn’t do that.
The males had been his responsibility, his beings to safeguard.
He carefully unwrapped the long black strands from around the face. Gegeen stared back at him, his eyes wide and unseeing.
Grief gripped Murad, digging its sharp claws into his soul. “You defended our ship with your lifespan, warrior.” His heart ached. “I would have never asked that of you. I can replace the ship. I will never replace you.” His friend had been one of a kind, a male unlike any other. “But I’m not surprised you made that sacrifice. That was the type of warrior you were – brave, fierce, extremely stubborn.”
The males gathered around him guffawed uneasily at his weak attempt at a joke. Gegeen and Renzong would have done the same.
But now they wouldn’t laugh again.
“I’m honored to have fought with you.” Murad straightened, holding the head of his friend. “We will meet again. But not soon.”
That prompted more sorrow-edged laughter from his warriors. Humor had pushed them through the dark times, the times when they believed they were doomed, when all hope had vanished.
This was one of those moments. They had been waging war for so long, had lost so many beings, family, friends, warriors, the combat-hardened, and the innocent.
It seemed endless, and the males watching him, waiting for him to speak, were tired…as he was.
But they were close to peace and they couldn’t give up.
“The being responsible for this isn’t a new enemy.” Murad reminded his warriors. “We know who did this.”
“That bastard Tolui killed Gegeen and Renzong.” Jayaaatu, the youngest warrior on the team, spat on the debris-covered ground.
“Yes, that bastard Tolui killed them.” Murad looked at each warrior, meeting their gazes one by one, absorbing their volatile emotions, allowing them to see his. “I was the being he was targeting with this strike. He thought I was flying the ship.”
The warriors shifted slightly, tightening the protective circle around him, their leader.
“Tolui thinks I’m dead. He believes Chamele 3 no longer has a Warlord.” Murad’s voice rose. “But the enemy is wrong.”
The males nodded, their eyes sparking with fire.
“We have a Warlord and we have the best warriors and the best technology in the sector.” Murad blasted them with words. “It’s time to rid Chamele of our sole remaining enemy. We will honor the memories of Gegeen and Renzong by eradicating that threat. That will be their legacy and we will give that to them.”
The warriors cheered, lifting their swords and daggers high above their heads.
He did the same, raising his sword, a weapon given to him by his father, one of the best Warlords Chamele had ever known.
Murad would be worthy of the role he’d been given. They would kill Tolui, avenge Gegeen and Renzong. The clones would surrender. Peace would engulf the sector.
Then he would retrieve his gerel.
***
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Warlord Unarmed
Protected by the Barbarian Warrior
* * *
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.
Pre-order Now:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07V6LWGT3
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07V6LWGT3
Apple/iTunes:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/warlord-unarmed/id1472428313
B&N:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/books/1115367567
Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/warlord-unarmed-1
Smashwords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/948299
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Warlord Unarmed – Third Scene From The First Chapter
As we wait for Warlord Unarmed, the third story in the Chamele Barbarian Warlords series, to release on September 17th, I’m sharing the first chapter.
You can read the first scene here: http://tasteofcyn.com/?p=6971.
Today, I’m sharing the third scene.
***
“I’ve prepared for a possible attack by Tolui.” The way Berke said that relayed he expected Murad to do the same. “My warriors are on high alert.”
Murad’s warriors had left their seats and were standing in front of the main viewscreen, chattering.
“Once we take delivery of our new ship and test it, we’ll return to base.” It was one of the safest places on his planet. “That structure is impregnable.”
“You said that about your ship.” Khan would ridicule him about that until the end of time.
Murad loved his brothers but they could be pains in his ass. “My ship would have been impregnable if its systems had been activated.”
“My lord—” Sartaq, the being who hadn’t activated those systems, interrupted them.
Murad waved him away. “My ship was top-of-the-line.”
“Tolui now has that top-of-the-line ship.” Berke was angry about that.
Murad was also. “He removed the tracking device I installed in it.” That irked him. “We—”
“My lord.” Sartaq stood directly in front of him. “You need to see this.”
He looked up. His warriors parted, revealing the main viewscreen.
Smoke billowed from a stretch of scorched terrain. An unidentifiable object had been pulverized. Debris littered the ground, the pieces of it alarmingly small. Several small fires burned.
He straightened in his seat. “What are our coordinates?”
His Second met his gaze squarely. “We’ve arrived at the old test site, my lord.” He confirmed Murad’s suspicions.
Was that object the new ship? Had Tolui targeted his warriors?
Murad folded his fingers into tight fists, anger swelling inside him. His claws pricked at his skin. “Ship, contact Warrior Gegeen.”
“We’ve attempted to contact Gegeen and Renzong…multiple times, my lord.” Sartaq informed him. “There’s no reply.”
“Then we try again…and again…and again until we do receive a reply.” Murad’s tone was brusque.
Gegeen and Renzong would never give up on him. He wouldn’t give up on them.
“Head of Ship and Weapons Design has a means to track his creations.” Murad told Sartaq. “Ask him to locate the ship. Tell him nothing more.”
That last guidance was unnecessary. All of his warriors knew not to talk about incidents until they were authorized to do so.
“Contacting the Head Of Ship and Weapons Design, my lord.” Sartaq tapped on his private viewscreen.
“Were you supposed to be in your missing ship?” Khan frowned.
“I’ve always been the first to fly the ships.” Every being on the planet knew that. And every being in the facility would have been privy to the fabrication schedule.
“Tolui believes he killed you.” Berke stated what Murad already suspected.
Khan tilted his head. “That could be useful.”
Murad didn’t want to talk about tactics or the enemy or usefulness. He was focused on his two missing warriors.
“We’ll discuss this later.” He told his brothers.
“Do not land.” Berke’s eyes blazed.
He was landing. His warriors could have somehow survived. “I’m ending the transmission.” He tapped on his private viewscreen.
The images of his brothers disappeared, leaving only a view of the destruction.
“System, are any ships within range?” He hoped there were. He wanted to blow Tolui, that dishonorable warrior, out of space.
“There are no ships within range, my lord.”
Son of a Gechii. Tolui had escaped them yet again.
And Murad might have lost two loyal warriors. The weight of those lifespans pressed down on his shoulders. “Perform a lifeform scan, system.”
“There are no lifeforms within range, my lord.”
“The fires could be interfering with the scan, my lord.” Sartaq didn’t believe his own words. Murad heard that in his Second’s voice.
“Did Head of Ship and Weapons Design locate the ship?” Could there be a chance the rubble had come from something else?
“No, my lord.” His Second wouldn’t meet his gaze.
“Set this ship down outside the debris field.” Murad didn’t address the likelihood of his warriors being alive. “The drones and bots will roll out first.” They didn’t know if Tolui had left explosives on the site. “Then we will walk the terrain.”
His warriors nodded. They were somber, the joking and laughter discarded. Two of their own might have fallen.
They’d all lost friends and family members in the seemingly endless wars. But Gegeen had been there since the beginning. He’d trained several of the males. And Renzong was as well-liked, could often be found by the older warrior’s side.
They were still together…wherever they were. Pain squeezed Murad’s heart. Zondoo. He hoped they hadn’t yet arrived.
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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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