there was no chance of it. My powers were diminishing.
Caelen, is Jezanna okay?
He paused and knelt beside me. I hadn't realised I was lying down.
"She's fine, love." He ran his hand over my head.
There was a noise beside me. With my mind fuzzy, I found it hard to stay awake. Hey, Caelen, Isaac saved me by jumping Freckles, didn't he?
"Yes, love." He smiled down at me as the others talked around us, only I couldn't comprehend what was being said.
Hey, Caelen. Isaac's my hero and he's hot.
He let out a bark of laughter.
Darkness swirled before me. Caelen, I don't feel too good.
"Isaac, she's about to pass out," Caelen informed.
As I was being lifted from the ground, blackness swept over me.
* * * *
Sometime later, I woke, still in my cat form. I only noticed when I went to wipe at my face and I got a full view of my paw. It took me a second to remember where I was and what had happened. I tried to move, to get up and find Isaac. All I managed was to lift my head. Weakness consumed me, nausea a close second. Placing my head back down, it landed on something firm, but soft.
"Shh, it's all right. You're all right. I won't hurt you," the person comforted me, patting my fur on the top of my head. She smelled of female. Her voice was a soft melodic tone, and slightly similar to Isaac's. My cushion was Jezanna's legs.
I wanted to ask questions and study the dark room I was in, but I felt too faint.
My black eyes would have helped me see in the dark if I weren't dizzy. Even in my human form, I could see better than most. What made it possible was because of the one eye that stayed black, which was the only visible part of my cat form showing while I was human. When I was a feline, both of my irises turned black, the green bleeding into the white area leaving no white behind.
"Isaac will be in soon. He's just finishing the clean-up with Jeremiah and Caelen." I heard the admirable tone she used when she said Caelen's name. Someone had a crush. "Your knife wound has already closed, but I'm sure you'll still feel a twinge from it. Thank you for coming to us. If… if you hadn't, we would be dead." Her voice broke at the end. I rubbed my head against her legs, reassuring her she was okay. I started to purr and eventually her sobs subsided.
She rubbed her head against mine. "Hush now, we have to be quiet if we want to listen in." I broke off midpurr and listened carefully to the voices that were coming our way.
"Caelen, tell me how Leila managed to be here?" Isaac asked. His voice was loud enough to have been in the next room. They probably thought I was still unconscious. Even if my body wanted to do just that, I refused it.
"As I said before, lad, she came into Boozers to find Hardy. She wanted to ask him for your address. Knew your papa and he are friends, but he wasn't there. So I was kind enough to give her a ride. Not realising just what predicament I was driving her into. Then you sensed I was here and told me to leave. I went to, but the woman kicked me in the gonads and ran off."
"And then what did you do?" Jeremiah barked.
"Ah, come on, mate, you already know. I took off, but my silly conscience made me come back. I hated the thought of leaving her to walk in and be slaughtered. Besides, I knew Isaac would have killed me if I didn't come back."
"Yes, I would have," Isaac said simply, which made me think he was actually stating a fact. "Especially if Leila had been killed. It was bad enough she had a reaction to Mervin's blood."
"He must be one of those few who can turn his blood to poison if attacked," Caelen said.
"Yes, must be," Isaac replied, though he seemed distracted with other thoughts. "The real question is, why would Leila come here today of all days?"
"I can find out," Jeremiah offered. Somehow, I knew he was smiling with glee when he said that.
A growl sounded, before Isaac ordered, "You'll do nothing of the sort. I know your type of questioning, brother. What I don't understand, when we
Caelen, is Jezanna okay?
He paused and knelt beside me. I hadn't realised I was lying down.
"She's fine, love." He ran his hand over my head.
There was a noise beside me. With my mind fuzzy, I found it hard to stay awake. Hey, Caelen, Isaac saved me by jumping Freckles, didn't he?
"Yes, love." He smiled down at me as the others talked around us, only I couldn't comprehend what was being said.
Hey, Caelen. Isaac's my hero and he's hot.
He let out a bark of laughter.
Darkness swirled before me. Caelen, I don't feel too good.
"Isaac, she's about to pass out," Caelen informed.
As I was being lifted from the ground, blackness swept over me.
* * * *
Sometime later, I woke, still in my cat form. I only noticed when I went to wipe at my face and I got a full view of my paw. It took me a second to remember where I was and what had happened. I tried to move, to get up and find Isaac. All I managed was to lift my head. Weakness consumed me, nausea a close second. Placing my head back down, it landed on something firm, but soft.
"Shh, it's all right. You're all right. I won't hurt you," the person comforted me, patting my fur on the top of my head. She smelled of female. Her voice was a soft melodic tone, and slightly similar to Isaac's. My cushion was Jezanna's legs.
I wanted to ask questions and study the dark room I was in, but I felt too faint.
My black eyes would have helped me see in the dark if I weren't dizzy. Even in my human form, I could see better than most. What made it possible was because of the one eye that stayed black, which was the only visible part of my cat form showing while I was human. When I was a feline, both of my irises turned black, the green bleeding into the white area leaving no white behind.
"Isaac will be in soon. He's just finishing the clean-up with Jeremiah and Caelen." I heard the admirable tone she used when she said Caelen's name. Someone had a crush. "Your knife wound has already closed, but I'm sure you'll still feel a twinge from it. Thank you for coming to us. If… if you hadn't, we would be dead." Her voice broke at the end. I rubbed my head against her legs, reassuring her she was okay. I started to purr and eventually her sobs subsided.
She rubbed her head against mine. "Hush now, we have to be quiet if we want to listen in." I broke off midpurr and listened carefully to the voices that were coming our way.
"Caelen, tell me how Leila managed to be here?" Isaac asked. His voice was loud enough to have been in the next room. They probably thought I was still unconscious. Even if my body wanted to do just that, I refused it.
"As I said before, lad, she came into Boozers to find Hardy. She wanted to ask him for your address. Knew your papa and he are friends, but he wasn't there. So I was kind enough to give her a ride. Not realising just what predicament I was driving her into. Then you sensed I was here and told me to leave. I went to, but the woman kicked me in the gonads and ran off."
"And then what did you do?" Jeremiah barked.
"Ah, come on, mate, you already know. I took off, but my silly conscience made me come back. I hated the thought of leaving her to walk in and be slaughtered. Besides, I knew Isaac would have killed me if I didn't come back."
"Yes, I would have," Isaac said simply, which made me think he was actually stating a fact. "Especially if Leila had been killed. It was bad enough she had a reaction to Mervin's blood."
"He must be one of those few who can turn his blood to poison if attacked," Caelen said.
"Yes, must be," Isaac replied, though he seemed distracted with other thoughts. "The real question is, why would Leila come here today of all days?"
"I can find out," Jeremiah offered. Somehow, I knew he was smiling with glee when he said that.
A growl sounded, before Isaac ordered, "You'll do nothing of the sort. I know your type of questioning, brother. What I don't understand, when we
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