Onyx Shadows: Catnip & Cauldrons, Book #2 by Autumn Jones Lake

Author:Autumn Jones Lake [Lake, Autumn Jones]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781943950096
Publisher: Ahead of the Pack, LLC
Published: 2016-11-13T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

Talking to Kipp about Posey left Onyx curious. Mindful of what curiosity does to cats, she didn't ask any more questions, but she couldn't help wondering. What would it be like to spend all your time as a cat? Why would anyone want to do that? Since learning she could change, Onyx had come to love her dual nature. Choosing to spend time as only one or the other would feel unnatural.

The chimes of the front door resonated through the whole house interrupting her thoughts. Anita pounded down the stairs and got to the door before anyone else had a chance.

“Posey!”

A taller, rounder version of Anita stood at the threshold. Great.

The woman was so soft-spoken, Onyx found herself leaning toward the door, trying to hear their conversation. Then as fast as she had appeared, she disappeared.

What the hell?

A plump, black and gray cat skittered into the room. With the grace of a feline half her size, she vaulted onto the couch. She sat in front of Onyx and stared at her with luminous amber eyes.

“Uh, sorry, Onyx. This is my sister, Posey. She's more comfortable in her fur, especially around strangers.”

Mwrrar.

Onyx was thankful Kipp had warned her about this so she could act nonplussed.

“Pleased to meet you Posey,” she managed to say with a straight face.

Anita glanced at Onyx with a surprised smile on her face. One minute Anita sat before her, and the next, the air around her shimmered while Anita shifted into her own cat form. The two cats twined themselves together on the couch, purring and washing one another. Onyx wasn't sure if she found their sisterly display sweet or icky.

Shaking her head, she went to find Cole, but found Kipp first.

She jerked her head in the direction she had just come from. “Your would-be sister-in-law is in the living room.”

“Is that who was at the door?”

“Yup.”

“Are they both in their fur?”

“Yup.”

Kipp shrugged. “I told you.”

“Should we put out a litter box?” It was a catty comment, but she couldn't help herself. The situation called for a little comic relief.

Kipp flattened his lips into a thin line for a moment then let out a hushed bark of laughter. “Not yet.”

“Is that common? I mean for shifters?” Onyx had left her clowder before she had gleaned any information from her people. She had no idea what normal shifter customs dictated.

“Well as far as I know, Posey was the only one in our town who kept to her fur. Since their Dad was pretty powerful, no one ever questioned it. Everyone just always assumed Anita would take over as clowder leader, even though Posey is older.”

Posey. It's like her parents were naming a cat and not a person. Onyx kept that thought to herself. It was rude and none of her business. Besides, it's not like her own name had come out of a standard book of baby names.

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