DRAKE'S POV

War is bad.

We are here in the jungle away from our home, fighting for our friends. A treaty binds us to fight for each other should one of us face an attack. We have made several sacrifices to this end, the biggest being the abduction of my mate Alicia by Eric. I am going to deal with him at a later date but right now I am dealing with something else.

Alicia thinks that our hosts Alpha Lazarus and his mate are somehow cold towards us and I tend to agree. Ever since the Gamma was killed in battle I have noticed something peculiar. The top pack...