10.3

Ari King’s POV

Rei Kang and I had been dropped off by aunt Lavender for school that morning. “You boys have a good day. I don’t want any calls from this principal about you being terrible.”

Rei glanced over his shoulder. “We aren’t terrible. We just don’t let bullies do whatever they want.”

“Yeah, it was you and Uncle Monty who taught us what it means to be fierce cats.”

She sighed. “And I’m regretting that.”

I smiled while patting her shoulder. “Well, we have pride in our shifting form. And if the goddess chooses either of us to lead the kinsmanship, it’ll undergo a significant change. For the better.”

Aunt Lavender touched my hand. There were unspoken words she wished to express but gave my head a ruffle. “Get to class.”

The two of us exited the car. Rei was the first to notice Kataya’s car in the parking lot. “I bet I can beat you to her.”

“Whatever! Tigers are faster than lions.”

“Nuh, uh! Lions are much faster.”

Even though we shared everything, we were both challenging each othe