Prince of Cats by Susan A. Bliler

Author:Susan A. Bliler [Bliler, Susan]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Susan A. Bliler
Published: 2012-11-23T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

He’d failed her! Bray kept playing the thought over and over as he watched her tremble in terror standing with the Priest at her back sniffing her hair.

I’m going to kill him the instant I’m free! He jerked against his brothers that held him. Why hadn’t he waited for Madu to get off shift before tracking her down? At least then he’d have an ally in the room. His eyes roved over his brethren Cats and remembered their faces. They too would pay once he was free.

His eyes swept back to Neomee. I should have let her go. She’d be free now instead of preparing to endure punishment. Guilt ate at him. He’d known she was up to something and he’d chased her down. It was his fault she was about to be punished for her attempted escape, an escape he’d brought to attention.

Watching her lift her chin in an attempt to be brave he only felt worse. She could have accepted his consummation of his claim to her but she’d refused and the refusal had his inner Cat snarling in demand for him to force her submission. She didn’t trust him and it was his own fault. He’d scared her, hurt her and now he’d chased her down and hauled her before the Priest to accept punishment. What kind of man am I? Self loathing washed over him in waves and it was so overwhelming that he had to twist it into hatred for the Priest and his fellow Cats because he knew that if he recognized it for what it was he’d implode.

He was a Cat and as such he knew that they were held to higher standards. They were the judge of the word, the keepers of the people, the guardians of the temples. It was they who were expected to uphold the law. So why did he feel like the lowest form of life for what Neomee was about to undergo.

He roared and surged forth in a burst of emotion-invoked strength. It wasn’t enough. The Cats holding him had felt his muscles tense only a fraction of a second before he lashed out. It was all the time they needed to brace and hold tightly to his splayed arms and legs.

With little else to do he roared again. He could make threats, but without the ability to act on them they were useless. Instead, he’d wait.

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Neomee’s heart raced. She was terrified but fought with every fiber of her being against the useless emotion. She’d learned years ago that fear did nothing but make punishment worse. What’s more, she knew the other Cats would smell it and think less of Bray for having selected such a coward as a mate. Why she should care what they thought of him she didn’t know, but she did.

She slowly walked to Bray and he stilled at her approach. Placing one hand on his cheek, Neomee pulled his ear down to her lips. For some inexplicable reason and in the midst of her terror, she had to know.

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