I blinked open and felt a heavy weight on my chest. I looked down and shrieked in surprise to see the panther, Indigo, lying on me and purring softly. I scrambled to the end of the bed in shock, but the panther didn’t move from the spot and gave me a bored look before resting on its paws.

I looked around the room and saw Elaine sitting on the floor beside the bed, and he was busy playing with her tail and giggling.

“You are so silly, Mummy. Indigo won’t hurt you. She is a good girl,” He said and purred the animal, who purred in response and even licked...