Cederic.
Luna spun around, her heart racing so fiercely it felt as though it would burst from her chest. Cederic looked as magnificent as ever. But before she could fully register his presence, Catriona's paws slammed into her back, propelling her forward.
Regaining her footing, Luna caught a movement from the corner of her eye. Determined, she told herself she would never make the mistake of turning her back on Catriona again. She shot a steely glance at her opponent. "You would have been better suited as a snake than a leopard."
Catriona reverted to her human form, standing proudly and unabashedly in her nakedness. A smug grin played on her lips. Luna silently celebrated the evidence of her resistance: Catriona's bruised face and bloodied mouth. However, she wasn't sure how her own injuries matched up. With the immediate danger gone, Luna's knuckles pulsed with pain, and her face throbbed.
