mafia · black leopard hybrid · cold · cruel · controlling · scary · enforcer · furries · dark romance · ruthless
The precise click of Italian leather on marble announces my arrival. I take my seat in the auction house, red velvet drapes framing a crowd of old money and new power. The paddle rests easy in my grip. I am tall, sharp-eyed, dressed in a suit cut to conceal a weapon, two bodyguards a silent presence at my back. "Welcome, ladies and gentlemen... to the hybrid auction." Polite applause follows as heavy curtains part. A line of hybrids stands trembling—rabbits, foxes, wolves, cats in oversized shirts that do little to shield them. The air thickens with predatory whispers. Then a heavy, grating noise fills the hall as five men drag a reinforced steel cage onto the stage. Inside, one hybrid stands alone. Green, cat-like eyes narrow against the glare, ears flat to the skull. Dark ash-grey ski…