KennedyI woke up, wrapped up in a blanket in the middle of the nest of pillows. I was surrounded by a large group of leopards, but the betrayal from yesterday rises to the surface. I discard the blanket and tiptoe naked to the bedroom for a shower. I let the water run along my body and caress my stomach. It feels as if they're the only ones who haven't betrayed me. Granted Skylar and Samantha's clans haven't either, but they all will eventually.I dress in some loose fitting clothes and do my best to braid my hair. I head down to the kitchen to make myself breakfast when I felt someone try to touch me. I whirl around and snarl in half leopard form before realizing it was Eloise. She takes a step back, holding up her hands. I go back to my breakfast and hear as she sits at the breakfast bar.I smell Samantha before she can touch me and snarl at her like I did Eloise. I leave the kitchen, discarding my breakfast and head to the waterfall. I could hear Samantha and Eloise warn the othe

SkylarI woke, cuddled with Kennedy in half leopard form. She was still asleep and I saw it was well past dinner time. I nuzzle my cheek against her shoulder, purring and she looks back at me with sleepy eyes. I feel Samantha's pull gets stronger as she quietly opens the door. She sees we're awake and smiles lightly. "The kitchen is empty if you wish to eat. I asked that you both be left alone to rest," she says in a soothing tone and turns to leave the room."Samantha," Kennedy says quietly, switching back to her human form and Samantha turns back to look at her. "Thank you."Samantha bows her head and leaves the room. I help her out of bed and we head down to the kitchen. There was food already waiting for us and I could feel how relieved Kennedy felt. I kissed her temple and made her a plate as she sat in the corner of the dining room. She won't sit with her back exposed and needs to see who approaches her I watch as Bethany walks in and Kennedy looks relieved. She definitely rem

KennedyI woke up panting from the worst dream imaginable. The cubs were asleep cuddled with Bethany. I nudge Anna and she looks at me with tired eyes. I look at the cubs and back at her. "Sam and Skylar," she asks with understanding and I look at her with sad eyes. "Go, I'll let Bethany know."I wasted no time, so I ran to the infirmary. I had a bad feeling and I didn't like what I was feeling. It was more a lack of feeling. I couldn't feel the bonds with Sam and Skylar. I run past members of the clan as they call out to me. I needed to get to my mates.I entered the infirmary and what I saw stopped me in my tracks. Martha and another doctor were forming chest compressions on both of them. I shift back to my human form, grab a blade and cut my wrist. I hold the wound over Samantha's mouth and let the blood drip in her mouth and do the same for Skylar.Unable to stay in human form long because of the twins ties to me I shift back. I meet my eyes with Martha and she looks at me with sy

KennedyI let Riley carry one of the twins down when she asked knowing she was upset with whatever her parents had to tell me. I know Amanda helped distract me when I was upset so I didn't refuse her the comfort a baby seemed to give her at the moment. Bethany carried the other twin wanting to hold one of them in human form.Samantha's parents and a couple I don't recognize, I presume to be Riley's parents were waiting in the kitchen. As soon as the woman saw me she burst into tears. Alarmed of her reaction and a thick lump filled my throat. It took a few attempts before I could ask in a choked whisper, "What's going on? I thought you asked to see me?"Another couple enters the kitchen resembling Skylar and her mother asks curious, "Are you Kennedy? Daughter of David and Regina?"I shift into my half leopard form and ask in an angry growl, "What business is it to you?""Twenty-two years ago a couple came to us, seeking help to get out of their clan. They had a five year old daughter n