# She Was Buried Beneath the Snow. He Was Buried Beneath the Truth.

the frozen ground.

A tiny puppy lay curled beneath her chest, pressed against the last warmth she had left.

**The mother dog had not been fighting the storm to save herself—she had been holding winter off her child.**

I tore off my only coat and wrapped it around them both before I understood what I had done.

The wind struck my shirt immediately, cold continue reading …