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

very still.

“You’re certain?”

“I may be homeless, but I’m not deaf.”

“I did not mean to suggest—”

“People usually don’t have to mean it.”

She pulled the chair closer and sat.

“Mr. Avery, the dog had a microchip.”

My heart gave one hard beat.

“Her registered name is Mercy.”

I looked at the window again.

“Then the paramedic must have scanned her.”

“He recognized continue reading …