Chapter 440

“No, that was the purpose of the papers you signed. That you would keep the secret no matter what you decided. If you forget all about Cesar, he will forget about you. If you should decide to proceed, simply say to others that you are being paid to be a surrogate mother for infertile couples. That’s the truth, even if it’s not the whole truth.”

“Does it work the other way around?” Adelina asked.

“It does. Men can have sex with female jaguars and have baby kittens. The problem with that, is finding men who can maintain an erection while having sex with a feline. There’s some other issues as well, that make it difficult, having to do with females not knowing for certain when they’ve conceived. They’ll know within a couple of days of conception by scent, but they lose their ability to shift once a cat is pregnant for a few days. The fetus can’t remain viable during a shift. If not noticed in time, the jaguar is stuck in their form regardless of what’s growing in her belly.