Nova

“This is no coincidence.” Nikolas said looking at the tiger’s face. The animal seemed calm and serene and perfectly content to sit in Braelyn’s arms forever. “This animal was indeed meant for you Braelyn, but to what purpose?”

“I don’t know Dad, but when I saw the cub, I knew I had to bring it with me, that I was meant to take care of it.”

“Can’t we stop calling this cub and it, we need to know if it’s a boy or a girl.” Gia said as she took the animal from her daughter’s arms. Turning it over so she could check the sex between the legs and to scratch the animal’s tummy. The cub liked that and thought Gia was trying to play, it purred happily and bit playfully on Gia’s hand.

“There now, isn’t that a playful little girl.” Gia said laughing as she played with the tiger.

“So, it’s a girl.” Braelyn mused. “Honestly, I hadn’t even thought to check, today kind of passed in a blur.”

“So, what are we going to do with her?” Gia asked, looking at her husband.