She Drove Into the Flooded Habitat for One Lioness, but the Male Lion Was Guarding More Than Her Body

through the glass after everyone else had gone home. Juniper was asleep, her body curled around the cubs. Cinder lay against the inside of her paw, the pale blaze on his face catching the low light.

“You scared me,” Hannah told him softly.

He slept through the confession.

Three weeks became four. Juniper’s bloodwork improved. Her incision healed cleanly.continue reading …