Cheetah and Wolf

Freedom?

Analise's POV

I sat in the back of our cell while Blake was in his bear form pacing in the front part. Allow me to introduce myself. I am Analise Cheetah and I am a feline cat shifter, a cheetah shifter to be process. Blake is my guardian and is a bear shifter, I call him Uncle Blake. The reason we are in a cell is because we are slaves, well I am a slave in training. Blake is a hired guard, but he protects me from pervs. Because of him I have never been seriously hurt just a few scratches or bruisers here and there.

Today a secret buyer was coming to take a look at us. As we are a package deal Blake for a guard and me for a maid. However, it is illegal to sell shifters. It is actually illegal to sell people as slaves period. This slave camp is the only one still in business so they get a lot of money.  Because two years ago the enforcers started hunting down all the slave camps freeing the slaves and killing the slave traders. Then tracked down their buyers and freed their slaves and punished them.

Blake said this camp would be caught soon and we would be free at last.He promised we would return to his house and search for my kind. Even though my pride is most likely dead, there should still be others. I could finally joined a pride of my own. Being eighteen year old female in a slave camp is hard. No doubt I would have lost my innocence years ago to the sexist pigs here. But I am still here alive and healthy because of Blake.

The door opened and the master of the camp entered the room. He stopped in front of our cage and Blake growled at him. While I continue to brush my long dark brown hair that has natural blonde streaks through it.

"The buyer will be here so and you two had better be on your best behavior.  That means no hiding behind your bear protector princess. The buyer has to see both of you" the master told us sternly. We nodded our heads and he left as I turned my bright blue eyes to Blake who turned to face me. My skin was a pale ivory colour, I have soft pink full lips and a button nose.

"Looks like we will have to wait a little longer for our freedom Uncle" I state putting my brush down. Even though we were in a cell we had a few necessities like a brush, tooth brush with tooth paste, one double bed with blanket & two pillows,  and a few outfits to wear. Mine were usually two sizes two small to show off my curves. Which I hate, don't get me wrong I'm not insecure about my looks. I just wished I had a choice in want I wore instead of it being picked by a bunch of perv slavers.

"I wouldn't say that just yet Analise" he says as he turned human again and rested against the wall beside me. Contrary to popular belief our clothes don't rip when we shift. At first they do, but you can train yourself so that they shift with you. Blake taught me how and even how to use the mind link between us. Even though we aren't the same type of shifter every shifter can communicate with each other if they know each other.

"If you say so" I say leaning my head on his shoulder. Just then we heard the door to the basement open above us. "Here comes the buyer" I say sighing as Blake wrapped his arm around my shoulder. We were the only ones down here at the moment as they haven't kidnapped anyone new recently.

"Where are the slaves?" a strong voice asks someone as several pairs of footsteps head our way.

"We haven't had much luck recently due to the enforcers sniffing around. But our two most prized slaves are in the back where we are heading. You won't be disappointed" we hear the slave master tell the man. "Don't worry about your men I am sure mine are taking care of them" he states cheerily.

This person must be rich for the master to be in such a good mood. I knew there are only seven workers here and the master makes eight. They each get a share of the money when a save is sold or hired for a specific amount of time. This would be my first time being sold and the master expects a high price for me.

Just then the master stepped in front of our cell with four other men beside him. We were still partly in the shadows so the new comers couldn't see our ears or my tail. Shifters in human form have their animal ears and those with long tails have them in human form. "Stand up" the master ordered us and we sighed before doing so.

The other men gasped when they saw our ears and my spotted tail. "You weren't lying about us not being disappointed" the same strong voice stated. I looked at the source to see a young man about my age with brown hair and green eyes. Suddenly two of the men restrained the master, while an other took the cell keys from him.

"What is the meaning of this?" the master demanded trying to get free.

"It took us a while, but we finally tracked you down. We are putting an end to your business, my men have already taken over the camp. Now we will be taking these two and setting them free" the man states as he nods to the one with the cell keys. Blake stood in front of me protectively as the guy unlocked our cell door. "Of course they will give us a report on their treatment before they can go and start their new lives" the man states.

I wrapped my tail around me as I held Blake's arm as he lead us out of the cell. I did not trust these people, but I felt a strange pull to the man how appears to be the leader. Judging by their ears and tails they are wolves. Which means they are probably apart of the Enforcer pack that have been hunting down the slave camps. But we weren't free yet even though we are out of the cell I was raised in.

A/N

Picture above of Uncle Blake in his bear form in their cell. The picture of the hair,and eyes are want Analise looks like. A picture of the mystery man in the external link. You will find out who he is in the next chapter.