The Pride of White Mane (Werecats Book 2)

Prologue

This is the sequel of White Mane, so highly recommend reading White mane first.

It was September and bitter cold raced through Spiros' mane on the breeze tugging the hairs almost painfully. A grumble started up in his chest as his lion voiced its displeasure. However, that displeasure quickly receeded as Kenji rubbed against him in his tiger form. His stripy form sending shocks of awareness throughout Spiros' body. Just as Spiros turned to nip Kenji in warning their five cubs raced ahead of them. Two adolescent cheetahs were just shy of being full grown and then there were the triplets still small in their animal shapes, a white lioness, a white tigress and a little liger with bold black stripes on his tail and back legs. It had been five years since the triplets had been born and today was the final step to officially make a Pride. 

"Spiros, we're almost there" Kenji purred into his mate's mind voice teasing and playful. 

"I know Kitten, the cubs have already scented the others" Spiros replied amused his left ear flicking as one of the last bugs tried to bite him. 

Their family of mismatched cats broke through the clearing to find Four orange tigers and two leopards. The family of tigers were Diana and Edward and their two adolescent cubs Timmy and Tammy. The tiger cubs were the same age as the cheetahs despite the tigers being much larger. Next to them was the leopardess Melody and her cub Gina. The little leopard cub is only a year older than the triplets. The final member was Charlie the only Human among them and he held another squirming leopard cub. The baby was still in his human form and hadn't yet had his first shift. 

As they entered the clearing all the shifted cubs ran towards one another to play. Chasing and being chased and mock hunting each other. 

"White Mane"

Spiros heard the affectionate nickname and growled lowly. He liked the nickname and it had grown on him over the years but that didn't mean Diana had to greet him with the nickname always. Though he had a feeling she was teasing him. 

"Diana, Edward, Melody, Charlie" Spiros greeted each into the mind link that had been established between all of them and all heads turned to him.

"Kenji" His mate pied up feeling left out and Spiros chuckled his lion laughing along with him. 

"I really hope we're not gonna be out here long, Me and this little one don't have fur" Charlie complained as a shiver ran up his spine and his young son sneezed. 

"We'll be done in a moment, Now everyone do you wish to form an all-species pride, where everyone is welcome despite species, age and sexuality, or status and so on and so forth" Spiros rumbled into the minds of everyone present.

"Yes"

"Yes"

"Yes"

"Yes"

"Yes"

The answers were instantaneous and as the confirmation settled Spiros felt power and affection pulse in all the bonds that he had made in the last six years. His father had been right. Spiros finally had pride and one that would be unlike any other in their current world. 

For this was his pride. The Pide of White Mane.