Prologue

Lt. Shayera Hol laid on an old musky bed with a high fever caused by an infection running threw her veins.

At twenty Shayera was a hell of a fighter, but the other Thangerain soldiers hide her from the Gordians that lashed her back open with a cat of nine tails and rusted nails.

Kami Cross stayed by her side holding her hand, "Don't give up, Lt. Hol.

"Not planning to, Kami," Shayera Hol told the dark hair woman. Kami sapphire eyes showed some untold pain that she refused to share and she moved through the shadows, "Kami, where is Luca?" Shayera asked about her husband as Kami wiped the sweat from her brow.

"He's not here," Kami said to Shayera, "I'm going give you a shot of antibiotic and then I'm going for help.

X_X

True to her word Kami returned with help Shayera could hear the fighting from her bed.

Getting up on shaky feet, "What's going on?" she asked one of the soldiers that hid her.

"The entire Thangerian army here, Lt. Hol," the soldier replied with a smirk on his scared face.

Smiling she said, "Help the wounded get out. Use what you can as weapons."

"Yes ma'am," Shayera was weak, but she would fight tooth and nails to get out of the hell hold.

Kami appeared and help Shayera walk to a hole that got blown into the wall, "A little further, Shayera," Kami told her when she fell.

A wing man entered when he saw movement, "Lt. Hol."

"No, Lt. Kalston," using her main name, "Dumb ass."

"Just surprised to see that all," the man said, "Commander Hro Talak, he said seeing Kami cold sapphire eyes stirring at him, "If looks could kill."

"Mine can if you're not careful. She is weak and recovering from an infection," Kami said, "So quick the chit chat and get her out of here," Kami snapped harshly at the man who she barely trusted.

Hro picked the winged woman up and was surprised by how light she was, "You'll be alright, Lt. Hol"

Shayera blacked out and that all she remembered till she woke up in a hospital.

X_X

Unfortunately Lt. Luca Hol didn't survived we found his body three days ago," one of the soldiers told her.

Sheyera just looked at him and waited him to leave. She would not cry in front of another solider. Luca was her husband for five years yet she did not love but she was very fond of him. Luca and Sheyera had two beautiful daughters together.