He thought he was checking out illegal logging in the Idaho mountains-until he found a German Shepherd locked in a frozen cage, staring at him like it had been waiting for exactly one person

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He gave him water from a shallow bowl, no more than a few mouthfuls at a time. The dog drank carefully, eyes still on Grant. Every pop from the stove earned a flick of the ears. Every shift of Grant’s boots against the floorboards was recorded.

Grant called Dr. Jenna Reeves before he took off his gloves.

Jenna arrived thirty-five minutes later in a continue reading …