The Puppy Had a Note Tied to Her Paw-and Someone Promised to Call at Noon

that Desert Haven will have to find someone.”

We both looked at Sophie.

She had pushed the note aside in her sleep. It remained only a few inches from her nose, but it was the first time I had seen her body relax without direct contact with it.

At nine, Tessa called.

“Lucy would like to see her,” she said. “Just once, if Sophie becomes stable enough.”

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