Ki

anding above the Cage. Dad knocked on the hea

then a strange pair of eyes appeare

s here," a male voice commanded i

my boy for the inaug

a moment later, the door was pulled ope

s were like pools of molten amber w

.," I whisp

red, keeping his voice low. "Mind your manners,

one before," I

a Christian devotes themselves to their God. Bears were more relaxed when it came to our beliefs. We were predominantly atheists, choosing to believe in what we could see and touch. Wolves wo

I thought they were against gambling?" I questio

y, son. A man's gotta eat. The cats have it worse than most. Sure, they pool their resources together and ration it out fairly. But w

wn the center cavity, right down to the bottom level. The hazy red lighting from the room beneath filtered out through the doorway l

inquired, probably no

a little unsure of myse

day. Times are changing, Kian. You gotta be prepared to defend yourself at all costs. I may not always be around to defen

ag. Bodies stood around me as tall as my old man, obscuring my view. Dad muscled his way through, pushing past with his broad sho

ought your boy," one of t

gift of gab and enough confidence to power a rocket ship to the moon. I bet if

s shovel-sized hands down on my shoulders.

Dad answered with a

is eyes that he was a walking probability. I waited for him to speak as his eyes

wed eyes, and he breathed out a chuckle. "The resemblan

ately ruffled my hair. "He's gonna be the best there

avily made-up chick wearing the smallest pair of denim cutoff shorts, a glitzy

she asked in a voice that wa

y . . ." He paused, waiti

up at hi

it'll do for now." He turned to the woman whose blue eye

blink before popping her gum, sucking it back inside her glos

calp like the others?" She cock

ll morning." He jerked his head, sign

to grasp like I was some five-year-old. I ignor

ul around here, I can te

e like a suit of armor. This was Kian Jones shutting down and letting fuck knows what take over the dr