Ubuntu, and his Shadow Warriors

"Dammit..." Calista muttered, heaving a heavy sigh. "So, what do we do now..." She quipped, her voice laced with urgency.

They were being hunted by Ubuntu, and the angry horde of Ridgewood pack warriors, who were beyond frustrated that they couldn't grant the wish of their Alpha and that they have been forced to stay for more than ten years, outside of their pack, in the woods, searching for the werelion, that broke the Alpha's heart.

Calista was particularly tense and unsettled because she reckoned that the warriors who were poised to attack them now, were led by the same warrior, who led a deadly attack on her and her pups ten years ago, when the pups were only a day old.

Malik stepped forward with a determined expression on his face. He shot a reassuring glance at Calista and everyone present. Then, he spoke in a deep whisper, "Chill, just chill. And take a deep breath. We'd face them head-on, just like we always do. So, Calista, take Meghan to a safe place, while the rest of us ho