Sherise ran until she reached the desert, where she saw a pale beige lion running from two huge hyenas.

Sirius, Adrien and José ran up to the dark brown lioness. Sherise watched in horror as the hyenas pounced.

"We got to do something!"

José looked at his friend in confusion. "Why?"

Sherise looked at them and said,"That's Prince Jesús." before running off with the three wolves following.

The hyenas looked up and saw the three wolves and bolted. But the wolves were faster and caught up and killed them.

Jesús managed to see a pair of beautiful purple eyes before everything went black.

-O-

James woke with a groaned. He looked around to find he's in a cave.

"Glad you're awake."

Jesús looked toward the cave entrance and he couldn't believe what he was seeing. Jesús sat up with a hiss as she looked at young beautiful lioness before him.

"Sherise, is it really you?"

Sherise walked over and nuzzled Jesús under his chin, "In the flesh."

Jesús smiled and closed his eyes as he nuzzled back with a purr.

-O-

"Where's Jesús?"

Jata had just returned to her pride and the first lion she comes across, was Abasi.

Jata sighed before growling, " 'Our king' chased him out."

Abasi was shocked, he couldn't believe his ears."Why?"

Jata looked at her son's uncle with a nasty glare, "Why do you care!"

Abasi stood in shock as the broken tawny lioness walked off.

-O-

"Mommy!"

Sherise smiled as her two cubs came running over. But when she saw the heart broken look on Jesús' face, her smile faded.

"You're a mother?"

Sherise saw the hurt and disappointment in his eyes. She sighed and lowered her head as tears fell.

"Not by choice."

Jesús blinked his eyes and said, "Come again?"

Sherise looked up and repeated, "Not by choice."

"You must think me as a fool!"

Sherise shook her head and said, "No! The choice was taken from me!"

Jesús lower his ears, "You mean...?"

Sherise nodded as more tears fell.

"Oh my love, I'm so sorry." Jesús apologized as he pulled the weeping dark brown lioness closer and wrapped his strong pale beige arms around her.

"Mommy are you alright?" Skye asked.

Sherise pulled away and wiped her tear away and smiled, "Better. I want you to meet a friend of mine. Skye, Nayir this is Jesús."

Jesús smiled at the cubs and said, "Hi there."

The cubs smiled back before looking at their mother."Is he going to be our daddy?"

Sherise giggle and looked at the lion next to her, who gave her a lick on the cheek and said, "Yes."