Surprise! You're a Felix

Hi, Steve again. LJ talked about how we Weres shift from human to our animal side. For the record, we call it phasing. But before I get into my surprise, I first need to explain a few terms and how were-cats are different from most were-animals, and especially werewolves.

Lions have prides. Were-cats have leaps.

The leader of each leap is called a felix and yes, he's an alpha.

Now here's where it gets tricky with the terminology. THE Felix is the strongest were-cat on Earth and controls all the leaps. Every other felix bows down before him, once he's won the title. How do I know this? My father is THE Felix.

When they first phase, were-cats are like all the other weres. They have problems phasing their entire body at one time. Try it some time. Puberty, hormones, and your body deciding, wake-up, it's time to let your inner animal free—as a juvenile, not full-grown. And some still look as if they are cubs. This picture is of my sister.

Below are two photos from my first phase.

          

For THE Felix it's different. Between age 12 and 14, he will have his first phase. In my case, I was a full leopard with the heft of an adult and my teenage know-it-all attitude only complicated matters. I was also bigger than my father. Knowing Dad would knock some sense into me is the only reason I'm still alive. He never hesitated to knock me on my ass when I got out of line.

Now, twenty-plus years later, I'm praying Dad doesn't want to step down any time soon. Between being part of Deva's team—I've taken care of her since she was twelve—and the fuc—frigging war with the Abyss, I don't have time.

Something tells me Dad has other plans.

Signing-off for now. Talk to you later.

Oh, if you have time, go to LJ's website and read the free short story, Deva's Promise. Once you do, you'll understand why she hates Harpies and her take-no-prisoners attitude.