A stand off

"W-what exactly... what do you mean by that exactly?"

Felix swallowed, feeling helplessly paralyzed under this wolf's grasp. Reta smirled and licked her lips seductively. He was careful not to say something wrong, the way her paws were situated with one flex those claws would be sure to hurt. Nothing he could do but to shiver and pray for a miracle I suppose.

"Mmm, I think you and I both know very well what I mean by those words, don't we? I can smell it in you, you've mated before. Though the scent is different, nonhuman I believe..."

She paused, leaning close and sniffing his neck.

"What is that? Not human, not an elf or a dwarf or even a saurian. More like a sort of housecat? Why do you carry the scent of a housecat?"

She squinted before locking eyes with him to find her answer. His eyes were different, not as brown as they may have been before. Soft, slightly adjusted to view in the dark like hers. But the green tone in them seem more akin to a feline...

Felix sniffed, catching a familiar scent coming in close. Clearing his throat, he looked back into her eyes with renewed confidence.

"Maybe because I'm with a cat."

Suddenly, a white brown blur leaped through and kicked away at the werewolf, sending her to her side. Felix rolled over as the blur landing in front of him on all fours, snarling and growling at the wolf. Her tails stood on end, her fur lifted and her claws ready for battle.

KuliKuli was not playing this time.

"Get your hands off my mate!"

Reta flipped back up on her four legs, shaking her head before adjusting her sights onto the Nekomata. Her snarl became a smirk and her muscles relaxed slightly.

"A Nekomata? You're joking? This is your mate, a rejected house pet?"

Kuli burrowed her eyes further with Felix behind hoping she doesn't do anything rash.

"This rejected house pet is more than able to claw your brains out if you don't back off!"

"Hehehehe, this should be a cakewalk. I'll play nice out of pity, crawl away with your tails tucked between your legs. Save yourself the embarrassment while you can, and leave this man to a real woman."

This time Felix held her arm and stood by her side.

"You talk a lot, and I understand you are lost but I'm not interested and taken. Just leave us alone and no one is getting hurt."

"Except you if you stay!" KuliKuli shouted.

"Yes, that's what I mean by... leaving us..." Felix replied.

Reta chuckled. "Though I must admit you two are adorable, but I'll have to pass. I've come a long way and am not about to lose another mate."

Felix grew nervous, this wasn't looking too good and he didn't want to see KuliKuli get into a fight. Not like this, not ever.

But what options did he have?