By Rachel Vincent
I appear like an all-American grad scholar. yet i'm a werecat, a shape-shifter, and that i stay in worlds.
Despite reservations from my relations and my delight, I escaped the strain to proceed my species and carved out a regular lifestyles for myself. until eventually the evening a Stray attacked.
I'd been warned approximately Strays—werecats with out a Pride—constantly looking for an individual like me: beautiful, lady and fertile. I fought him off, yet then realized of my fellow tabbies had disappeared.
This brush with chance was once all my satisfaction had to summon me back…for my very own security. Yeah, correct. yet i am no meek kitty. i will tackle whatever—and whoever—I need to that allows you to locate my neighbors. be careful, Strays—'cause I bought claws, and i am no longer afraid to exploit them….
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Absorbed in her rant, Sammi didn’t realize I’d stopped. She walked right into me, cursing loud enough to draw stares when her binder fell out of her hand and popped open on the ground, littering the steps with loose-leaf paper. “I could use a little notice next time you plan on zoning out, Faythe,” she snapped, bending to gather up her notes. Grunts and more colorful words issued from behind her, where our fellow grad students were stalled by our pedestrian traffic jam. Lit majors are not known for watching where they’re going; most of us walk with our eyes in a book instead of on the path ahead.
True, I hadn’t actually seen whoever was on duty today, but that didn’t mean anything. I couldn’t always spot them, but they were always there. Shoe tied, I stood, for once reassured by my father’s overprotective measures. I tossed my bag over one shoulder and ambled toward the alley, doing my best to appear relaxed. As I walked, I searched the quad discreetly, looking for my hidden backup. Whoever he was, he’d finally learned how to hide. Perfect timing. The sun slipped below the horizon as I approached the alley.
My father was Alpha of the south-central territory, which was south of the Missouri River and east of the Rockies, running all the way to the Mississippi. The unclaimed portion of Mississippi between the two territories was considered free range, where strays and wildcats of any lineage could live and run without having to secure permission. My father and Umberto Di Carlo were friends—very old friends. But in the werecat community, even the strongest of friendships was defined by strictly observed boundaries, both geographical and personal.