LIÉE, MÉPRISÉE, JE CHOISIS L'AUTRE LÉOPARD

Lena, a foster-care girl, is matched with snow-leopard brothers Adrian and Chase for a one-year trial bond. She gives her all, but Chase scorns her as a lapdog; only Adrian protects her. She learns that those who treat you better deserve more. She stops giving to Chase and chooses Adrian. Too late, Chase clings and begs. Lena walks away, clear-eyed.