Buttons sat on the open window sill, his green eyes narrow slits. He calculated the amount of force it would take to propel himself through the air to the robins flitting about outside. Never mind the two-story drop.
“Buttons, come away from there,” his mistress sternly called.
He obeyed, begrudgingly.
Mind your own bee’s wax, he thought.
“You don’t want to eat them anyway.”
No, duh, the whole cat of the undead thing.
Katherine’s eyes narrowed.
Buttons pretended to ignore her, closing his eyes. Sometimes he thought she could read his mind. She was unnerving like that and cats are hard to unnerve.
He seemed like any other cat unless you looked too closely. Other than the scraggly fur and an ear that had seen better days, he seemed quite normal. His mistress had resurrected him when she was four. She was the most powerful necromancer in a thousand years, maybe ever. People avoid someone with power like hers.
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I like it… Excellent.
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Compelling cat profile … “cats are hard to unnerve” – one of their main attractions! I immediately like Buttons.
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Wickedly awesome. 🙂
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I love this. First of all, I am a HUGE cat person and anytime cats are characters, especially if they are personified, you have my attention. Secondly, an undead cat is even cooler. Is this an excerpt of something bigger? I hope so!
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It is part of my writing queue. Right now it’s behind two other novels. Technically three. My first will be releasing in a week or two. Next up is Blood Guardian then either Prairie Jones Dream Walker or Oracle.
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Love the photo. Unbelievably stunning girl–and cat.
The story is amazing. 🙂
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Wow amazing eyes, it’s perfect and captivating
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Awesome. More like this one!!! 🙂
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Hi Deidra. Interesting lines. Is this part of some story you are working on? Or, is this a stand-alone piece
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Now I want the rest of the story.
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I’m not a cat person, but I do love evil cat stories, and that photo is awesome!
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Very nice! Is this a vignette of a larger piece?
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The photo’s great. Love the excerpt. Can’t wait to read more 🙂
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Oh, I love this! Great job
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a nice cat story
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Hopefully the cat’s nine lives are still in his account.
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No catnapping with this one. Really like it….and will be excited to see where the story goes. Glad to hear it’s just a start.
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Reblogged this on Let it come from the heart and commented:
This is a really interesting little piece – Buttons could prove to be a very exciting character!
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The introduction really grabbed me and I loved reading this. Well done!!!!
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