Leopard's Blood by Christine Feehan

Author:Christine Feehan
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: 2017-10-24T04:00:00+00:00

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THE two leopards ran together through the swamp, heading in the opposite direction of the houses. The river dissected the land masses, and without hesitation, the male jumped into the water and swam for the other side. Gatita followed him. Sonia was going to have a thing or two to say to Joshua about his male’s daring behavior, but it was clear the leopard wanted to take Gatita exploring.

Her little female hadn’t had nearly enough time discovering creatures in the swamp and she stopped for every lizard and insect she ran across. Shadow became impatient and ran back to her after calling repeatedly. She looked amused and swiped at him with a paw, warning him she wouldn’t be hurried, when he nudged her rather hard with his shoulder.

The island was new to Gatita though Sonia had been there before, and she cast back and forth for scents, took the time to rub along every tree and bush, just to let all the males in the neighborhood know she was around. Hussy, Sonia accused. You’re going to get in trouble. Shadow has a nasty temper and he’s jealous.

I like it. Besides, it never hurts to let him think he’s not going to get everything his way, Gatita answered, smug and sage at the same time.

The land was solid, and from what Sonia could tell, big enough for several camps. She spotted three cabins on stilts a good distance from one another. Gatita approached one of them and lifted her muzzle to the wind, showing her teeth in a wide grimace. She laid her ears back and called out softly to her mate.

What is it? The scent was elusive, not one she recognized, but Gatita might.

Man. Not good man.

Sonia didn’t like the sound of that. What did Gatita mean? Sometimes things got lost in translation.

Shadow returned and moved around the cabin, circling the entire structure before climbing up the stairs to the porch. Gatita followed at a slower pace, letting the big male take the lead. Sonia strained to see, hear or smell anything that would bother the female leopard. She caught the scent of a dog and stiffened.

He’s a hunter. He brought dogs with him. We have to get out of here. We shouldn’t have come here, Gatita. Sonia held her breath, willing the dogs to remain quiet, not to catch a whiff of the cat’s scent.

Gatita listened, backing slowing away from the front door, heading toward the stairs. Shadow stayed close, but kept his larger body between his mate and the cabin. He pushed at Gatita’s shoulder and she crouched, slinking along the floor of the porch as she made her way toward the stairs.

To Sonia’s horror, Gatita was enjoying herself. More, she liked the adrenaline rush that came with the potential for danger. This is no time to get crazy. This is dangerous. If those dogs wake, they’ll chase you into the swamp and a man with a gun will shoot at you.

You like the danger too. You would want them to chase you and you’d circle back and go after the man with the gun.

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