with a strip of tape.
Inside it sat a sliver of black—flat and delicate.
Not jewelry.
Not a charm.
Something that looked like it belonged in a device.
Something that looked like it held a secret.
Radar exhaled.
A long breath, like relief.
Like finally.
I looked at him. “You brought me this,” I whispered.
His tail thumped once, soft.
Then he laid his head on the continue reading …