Chapter 8
The rest of the evening went better than Mateo expected. His dominance display seemed to have impressed Kesi, and now that Kuhma knew the basics of his life story and shapeshifting abilities Kuhma’s only problem with him was that he was a jaguar. Mateo’s grandfather had told him a story once when he was a cub, in which a jaguar and a deer built a house together, but soon lost each other’s trust and the two species had been wary of each other ever since. If there were any truth to the tale, it would explain why Mateo didn’t feel entirely secure around Kuhma either.
Dazi had taken Mateo’s earlier rant to heart, at least. Even with all the sweat and human smells filling the dance hall, Mateo kept himself close enough to monitor Dazi’s scent. He, too, was sweating from all the mosh
