Chapter 1

I reclined on the branches, scanning the jungle. No threats, just the sound of chirping from the birds. I laid my head on my black paws. Another boring day on the job, guarding the Eydis grounds. Nobody was coming for it. Why did they set up so many watches for it? My long tail waved lazily. I wished for something to do besides to just lay here.

I descended from the tree's branches, landing silently. The sun beat down on my back, making me feel hot and itchy. I scented the air. There's the faint smell of humans touring Tulum, some nearby prey and something else. I leapt into another tree and waited. I could smell the prey coming, a young deer. It wandered into my line of sight and I lowered myself onto another branch. I dropped and dug my claws into the deer.

It yelped and blood rose from its skin. It bucked, trying to throw me off. I was about to kill it when I heard a noise. I let the deer escape and it loped off, crying in pain as it went. Maybe I could find it later.

I heard quiet footsteps, two footed steps. Looks like a tourist got a little too far from their group. Time to warn them. The human came out behind a tree. He looked around my age of eighteen, was very muscle-y and had bright blue eyes. His red hair stood out against the bright green of the trees. It felt like I've seen him before. When his eyes landed on me, he stilled.

Oh my god, it was him.

The boy was a Searcher and he had saved my life a year ago.

I got flashes of it when I glanced at him.

I was lying on the ground, blood soaking my fur. I had then shifted back to human form. The dark brown leopard purred and bared its teeth at me, dripping with my blood.

The boy came, his bright blue eyes glowing at me. The leopard charged him.

The leopard was dead, its blood soaking the ground.

I fell asleep.

I tensed as I saw him. He pulled out a sword, his eyes on mine. Was he going to fight me? I growled at him, backing away from him slowly. I didn't want to fight him, not after he saved me. I didn't want to kill him. I ran from him, jumping into the welcoming branches of the trees.

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