Alpha Cole Rush stood on the balcony of his thirty-storey building. He often stood on that particular spot because it did make him feel on top of the world, on top of the pack, because he was.

But today, something else bothered him. He continuously stroked his bearded chin, lost in thoughts. Something had been running through his mind, something he could not make sense of no matter how hard he tried.

Yes. It was true Lake had gone in search of his mother. The ungrateful child ...