Tease from Anna...This is from the Prologue

The night was a good one to hunt. It was cool, almost crisp, and the moonlit sky gave way to many interesting possibilities. I enjoyed the game, the chase, and now I waited. Perched in a tree, I turned toward the west, looking for something worthy of a chase. I lifted my head, opened my mouth to taste the air, and then I caught it. I’ve scented it before. It’s always there just out of my reach. I closed my eyes, letting my senses search out the direction the scent was coming from. My ears twitched, catching some unfamiliar sound in the distance. I jumped from the tree in one graceful leap, letting my large legs carry me toward my prize. I wasn’t entirely sure why I needed to find it, or even what I was going to do when I did. I couldn’t control the sense of connection surging through me. The scent called to me, almost like it was trying to awaken something deep within. I followed the path along the creek in the back of the property knowing the scent was there, somewhere.