Shadow and the tribe have made a decision: they’re leaving old Joseph’s house and searching for a new home. But there are many dangers on the streets for a tribe of stray cats (and a dog) who are no longer protected by four walls and a roof. Can Shadow still keep everyone together and bring up Sophia the kitten well, even though they’re now wild?

Cats Wild

Within the fray, I force myself to focus. A red body blurs beside me. The fox nicknamed ‘Red’. He saved me—now I can repay the favour. 


 I know how these fights go. Hot-headed cats with their claws drawn. A fox, too. Nothing good will come out of this. 


 So I circle him and hiss at the surrounding alley cats. One of my paws swipes at them, but I'm not surprised when it doesn't connect with their bodies. They jump away immediately before closing in on us again. 


 I'm not sure what I'm doing. They've probably got this fight figured out from start to end. There's a sort of electricity between them, leading me to believe they all know exactly what they're doing. Every step appears to be orchestrated as they move around us like vultures. 


 "What's wrong, old man?" The queen asks, with a note of sarcastic sympathy in her voice. I hiss back, not wasting words on her. "Can't handle a fight anymore? Too tired? Need a nap?" 


Chapter Eleven