He Bought a Lake Cabin in March! At Closing, the Seller Casually Mentioned His Wife’s Cat Had Been There Since November…

the strange ring, and the edge caught under her chin. She opened her mouth in a long, confused cry.

The clippers came next.

Their buzz filled the room, too close and too loud. Cold metal touched the middle of Luna’s back, and the soft coat that had always kept the world at a distance began falling away in thick gray sheets. She tried to turn. The collar continue reading …