Black Jaguar (Book 2 in the White Tiger Trilogy)

Chapter 1- The Meeting

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"Black Jaguar"

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Stryder Sweetman.

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Chapter 1

"Get your big ugly butt in here, Tristan." Ani hissed, dragging the blonde teenager in by his ear.

I rolled my eyes at her behaviour. She'd been mothering over the wolf-shifter since the escape from Dexter's little Rogue camp.

"You can't run, Little Benny." His voice remained in my thoughts, constantly intruding on any moment to myself.

After I had taken Ani and Nixon back, Tristan had become a part of the family. Well, maybe he was part of the family to everyone else, but I refused to trust him- he was a Rogue just two weeks before. I don't believe a person can change that much, I hissed to Libeth.

I know you don't trust him, but he could be advantageous on our side. We've tried to purge him of his Rogue-marked soul, but there are still little scars that will take time to heal. That means that even if he is on our side, he could pass off as a Rogue easily. She thought back to me.

My eyebrows shot up, and I observed the former Rogue more closely, You're absolutely right! I agreed, Why didn't I think of that?

Well, if it makes you feel any better, I am kind of you, and therefore you kind of did think of it. She grinned.

Fine, I'll bring it up during the meeting.

I watched as he pulled a seat out for himself at the long conference table. He sat next to Ani, who was tightly clinging to Nixon on my left.

Willow sat to my immediate right, with Jeremy holding her hand under the table. Jason paced behind my chair at the head of the table. He refused to take the other end, as it was so far away from me, and he didn't want to sit in the Beta or Third-in-command position at the table.

Every time he walked past me, he would lightly clasp my shoulder, to reassure himself that I was still there.

Marc and Sher, the former Betas of the pack, entered the meeting room and took their places at the table.

"Everyone is here then." I announced, the heads of my friends snapping up to pay attention. Jason stopped pacing and decided to stand next to my chair, casually placing his hand on the edge of the back. "You know why I've called this meeting. We have an impending war ahead of us between the rogues and our pack. We are here to determine the measures we need to take to protect the pack, and to warn other packs and prides- I highly doubt the Rogues will be satisfied by bringing down our pack alone."

Willow sat higher in her chair, "Sorry we have delayed your return to the cruise ship, Sher," she addressed the former beta, "We need you and your mate's assistance in contacting other packs and prides who have forged an alliance with us. We figure that they'll respond better to the news if they hear it from someone they have experience with."

Sher smiled, looking into Marc's eyes before answering Willow, "We completely understand. We're happy to help however we can."

Willow smiled appreciatively.

I cleared my throat, regaining the attention of my friends, now that that matter had been settled. "Jason's pack is arriving tomorrow to join the cause, and I have already contacted Alphas Georg and Xavier, both of whom have agreed to assist us in the oncoming war. Georg is expected to arrive in two days with a few enforcers, and his fighters will soon follow. Xavier will arrive sometime next week. He is settling in with his newborn son, but he will join us with his best fighters as soon as he can.