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after seeing him shift into his cat form, a beautiful sleek black cat with mesmerising green eyes. It had been one of the most terrifying sites she'd ever witnessed, well what had come later was. She'd never figured out how something so beautiful to behold could be so scary and ugly on the inside?
Maya shook away the memories and walked out of the kitchen and upstairs to the bathroom, she needed a shower. She could smell Jaden all over her and she wanted to wash it, and the thoughts of him away.
Chapter Six
Jaden growled low in his throat as he took off after the other shifter, pushing thoughts of Maya out of his mind. He had other things to deal with at the moment, he didn’t have time to worry over his mate and her unreasonable behaviour. He would deal with her once he'd caught up with their peeping Tom.
The other shifter was ahead of him, but it was lighter than him, jumping from branch to branch like a nimble ballerina before picking up speed again. He'd nearly caught up, a claw clipping the hind end of it drawing blood when the branch he'd landed on gave way under his weight. Both he, the branch, and the other shifter came crashing down. Luckily they had flexible spines and he manged to turn in mid-air, landing on his feet lip pulling back off his fangs as he faced the other cat. He began circling it, hissing and snarling in anger. Lifting a paw and swiping at the air as he growled a warning at the cat who had dared to come after his mate. How dare it try to muscle in on his territory and he chuffed low in his throat a rumbling snarl as the end of his tail twitched from side to side. His whiskers quivering and ears flattening in displeasure, disbelief upmost in his mind that a shifter would dare to go after another's mate. His actions made absolutely no sense especially as the cat was moving backwards, not trying to engage him. The other cat seemed to be trying to lead him further from his mate and his own cat hissed a warning rumble. He crouched ready to pounce but the other cat just backed up further and Jaden froze, as he tried to figure out what was going on. The other cat's behaviour was all wrong but he couldn't process through his cat's angry haze, he was sure he was missing something. He pushed at his cat again and it retreated further inside his mind, not happy but understanding that he needed a clear head to figure out exactly what was going on, prowling in the background. Something wasn't right, but Jaden was struggling to think clearly through his cat's anger and his own confusion over Maya and how he reacted to her. As he watched the other cat stopped backpedalling and just stood staring at him; and not the fixed stare they used when locked on prey. He looked as if he was just waiting for him to make a move, no anger and no fear as it slowly backed further up and then just turned its back on him. That really wasn't normal behaviour for one of their kind when it was challenged, it should be circling, crouching and being vocal but it was doing none of the expected. What was he missing he knew he was missing something but he just couldn't put it all together? He watched it walk a little further away and stopped, turning to stare at him over its shoulder as if waiting for him to catch up and the pieces fell into place. Jaden realised his mistake. Shit, this wasn't a challenge on his territory, it was a decoy, obviously trying to lead him away but why? What did it mean? What… Oh fuck, he'd left his mate unguarded and there was another cat still around.
Ignoring the decoy he turned and took off at a full run, sticking to the floor instead of using the trees as he wound his way through the woods. Dodging around trees and jumping over fallen logs, panic giving him speed. If anything happened it would be his fault, he'd left her unprotected allowing his temper to make judgements. He knew he'd smelt more than one shifter around her property,
Maya shook away the memories and walked out of the kitchen and upstairs to the bathroom, she needed a shower. She could smell Jaden all over her and she wanted to wash it, and the thoughts of him away.
Chapter Six
Jaden growled low in his throat as he took off after the other shifter, pushing thoughts of Maya out of his mind. He had other things to deal with at the moment, he didn’t have time to worry over his mate and her unreasonable behaviour. He would deal with her once he'd caught up with their peeping Tom.
The other shifter was ahead of him, but it was lighter than him, jumping from branch to branch like a nimble ballerina before picking up speed again. He'd nearly caught up, a claw clipping the hind end of it drawing blood when the branch he'd landed on gave way under his weight. Both he, the branch, and the other shifter came crashing down. Luckily they had flexible spines and he manged to turn in mid-air, landing on his feet lip pulling back off his fangs as he faced the other cat. He began circling it, hissing and snarling in anger. Lifting a paw and swiping at the air as he growled a warning at the cat who had dared to come after his mate. How dare it try to muscle in on his territory and he chuffed low in his throat a rumbling snarl as the end of his tail twitched from side to side. His whiskers quivering and ears flattening in displeasure, disbelief upmost in his mind that a shifter would dare to go after another's mate. His actions made absolutely no sense especially as the cat was moving backwards, not trying to engage him. The other cat seemed to be trying to lead him further from his mate and his own cat hissed a warning rumble. He crouched ready to pounce but the other cat just backed up further and Jaden froze, as he tried to figure out what was going on. The other cat's behaviour was all wrong but he couldn't process through his cat's angry haze, he was sure he was missing something. He pushed at his cat again and it retreated further inside his mind, not happy but understanding that he needed a clear head to figure out exactly what was going on, prowling in the background. Something wasn't right, but Jaden was struggling to think clearly through his cat's anger and his own confusion over Maya and how he reacted to her. As he watched the other cat stopped backpedalling and just stood staring at him; and not the fixed stare they used when locked on prey. He looked as if he was just waiting for him to make a move, no anger and no fear as it slowly backed further up and then just turned its back on him. That really wasn't normal behaviour for one of their kind when it was challenged, it should be circling, crouching and being vocal but it was doing none of the expected. What was he missing he knew he was missing something but he just couldn't put it all together? He watched it walk a little further away and stopped, turning to stare at him over its shoulder as if waiting for him to catch up and the pieces fell into place. Jaden realised his mistake. Shit, this wasn't a challenge on his territory, it was a decoy, obviously trying to lead him away but why? What did it mean? What… Oh fuck, he'd left his mate unguarded and there was another cat still around.
Ignoring the decoy he turned and took off at a full run, sticking to the floor instead of using the trees as he wound his way through the woods. Dodging around trees and jumping over fallen logs, panic giving him speed. If anything happened it would be his fault, he'd left her unprotected allowing his temper to make judgements. He knew he'd smelt more than one shifter around her property,
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