Ch. 6. Male Bonding
Leo woke from his shallow sleep to the feeling of the mattress bouncing. The morning sun was shining in through the window and Imara was getting up. Once up and about, she unlocked the shackles binding him to the posts at foot of the bed. As soon as...
Tamu's lesson
Tamu stood before the door, his heart racing and ears folded. Gathering up the courage to knock took a lot, the sound of Imara's voice echoing in his ears the only thing keeping him from turning tail and running back to his room. Imara's talent for...
Ch. 4. Kings and Queens
Leo stirred, waking up to a feeling of something heavy weighting down his hips. He opened his eyes but saw nothing but darkness. He tried to move but his hands were stuck together. A surge of panic nearly made him try to bolt up before his memory...
Ch. 3. Making amends
Leo woke to a forcefully patting on his the back. He groaned and tried to get up but found he couldn't. After a moment of fearful confusion, memory of where he was returned. He had spent the whole night strapped to a massage table. As his eyes adapted...
Ch. 2. Educating Leo
At some point the electric bulb that was the cell's sole source of illumination had gone out. Leo wasn't sure how much time had passed. His legs burned and the iron manacles were painfully digging into his flesh. Shifting his weight had ceased to be of...
Ch. 1. Joining the pride
After over a week of crossing the sun scorched savannah, Leo had reached his destination. He would have made it sooner but for the circuitous route he had to take along neutral corridors between pride territories. Given the nature of his departure, he...
Ch. 5. Meeting the Queen
The first red rays of the predawn sun were just peeking past the horizon when Chiriki woke Leo up to take him back to the dungeon. Leo yawned as he walked behind her--unrestrained, which was probably against protocol. At this hour, the chill of the...
Ch. 7. Foreign Exchange
Leo leaned against the outer wall parapet, taking in the fresh wind while gazing at the endless savannah. He kept pivoting his ears, trying to catch the quiet pawsteps of someone sneaking up on him, then remembering there was no need for caution. He...