This story commission (20K words) for is the third in the series- that started with 'Bred & Circuses' and continued in 'Get'em Tiger'- follows gamer Fiona as she decides to check out the visiting Circus Vondeltrap after a frustrating day. There she's mesmerized by Beast Tamer Helene and her wildly smart big cats and earns a special invitation to meet them all face-to-face. Leading to a night that Fiona won't ever forget.

A love triangle gets solved - but even in a pride of wild cats, not every lioness is equal… One of the shorts I wrote for the October 2023 Vivid Shadows prompts.