Tina’s sleek cat jumped from branch to branch, slowly circling the area. She paused when she caught the faint scent of a male to the left of her. Climbing higher, she worked her way through the thick limbs until she was above him. Wait, she cautioned, scanning the area. No more, just this one, her cat assured her. We have to make sure that he doesn’t alert the others, Tina whispered. No sound, her cat promised. Tina released her hold on her cat, trusting that she knew what to do. Cats were born predators. They were skilled hunters that knew how to take down their prey. Tina refused to think of the man below her as anything else. He had come and attacked them. He was just like that group of boys that had attacked her and Toni all those years ago. She had decided that she would no long

