Free Bound by The Moon (The Bound Series Book 2) by JF Holland Page A

been. Maya's face altered, cheekbones widened, and a muzzle formed, as her teeth lengthened. Rolling over onto all fours, her back arched. Where arms and legs had been, there were now limbs on a small, sleek black jaguar.
    Her head now lowered as she faced off with the larger cat. Her own now fully in charge, and fed up with the antics of the much larger male before her. Maya's cat hissed, lifting a front paw, and slashing out at it, in warning. She didn't connect though as the other cat agilely jumped back, bellowing at her as he began to pace once more; but this time keeping his distance.
    Maya lowered her head again, staring at the bigger cat from eyes so dark a blue they looked black. Ears flattening against her head, as her tail twitched, moving side to side. Her front end lowered, and her back end raised, and the bigger cat took a step forward, but she hissed a warning. She may want to entice the bigger cat, but she was not yet ready to submit to him. He again stepped back, as she swiped out with a front paw. Then her eyes fixated on the large black paw before her. Turning it this way and that as she examined it, fascinating, as she extended and then retracted her claws. Her jaw widened in a parody of a smile, before lowering the appendage, and her head, once again.
    She hissed out a warning, as the other cat tried to slowly edging towards her, stopping him. Slowly, he lowered himself to the floor, his own ears flattening and his mouth opening wide, as he tried to coax her.
    Maya was elated by the freedom the cat had given her, as she felt the power running through her sleek, powerful cat's body. She watched Jaden's cat warily as he slowly crawled towards her on his belly. Then he froze a few feet away, and rolled onto his back, trying to entice her to come towards him. She wasn't ready to submit though and suddenly she turned and took off. Jumping over the fallen trees, twisting and turning as she leapt over debris. Jumping high into the air, she flexed her limbs, before landing and rolling onto her back, before jumping up again. She kicked up the leaves with a swat of her paw before moving on again. All the time the bigger cat kept pace at her back, moving in and herding her away from the open areas. Every time she got too far into the open, he nudged her back towards the trees.
    Maya stopped at the base of a huge tree. Looking up, she leapt, using her powerful back legs to propel herself up the trunk, landing on a branch. The act of being able to walk along the tree branch captivated her. The capability of her large agile body to move along something so small, without worrying about falling. Her centre of gravity was immense and instinctual; she could run without fear of overbalancing. The other cat landed on the branch above her, and lay down. Watching her, his tail swaying, as his head moved around. Maya knew she should be using her senses, reaching out to check for any enemies nearby, but she was too engrossed in her cat's strengths and abilities. She also instinctively trusted the larger cat to keep her safe, allowing her to explore. Looking up again, she watched the golden eyes as they search around, before landing on her again. He chuffed at her, and she turned and leapt down again, landing in a crouch before taking off. She could hear the larger cat moving through the trees above her. Suddenly it landed before her, cutting her off and bellowing a warning as she skidded to a halt. Rolling onto her back, he moved in closer, but she again swatted at it with a paw; this time playfully. The larger cat moved closer still, allowing her paw to touch it, then edged in a little tighter. Running his face along the side of hers, before rubbing his body along her full length. As he got behind and tried to blanket the smaller cat, she rolled over again, scooting out from beneath him and took off. This time he was right behind her, hitting her softly from behind. They rolled together in the grass and leaves, play fighting,