pital bed down the overgrow
le branches. The wood snapped with loud,
wooden shed. The roof sagged. The p
lled thick. It smelled of d
e narrowed his eyes. He scanned the dar
t the half-open door of the shed. She opened her mouth
uage only she and Ghost understood, completely
. He looked down at his ni
oved insid
bsorbed the sunlight like velvet. It didn't walk like a stray. It moved with
his back legs and leaped. He landed
his head. His eyes lo
eye was a deep, glowing amber. The
sudden, sharp spike of pain hit t
y. It felt like a human soul was trapped inside the
step back. His right hand dropped to his waist, his fingers b
k. A low, vibrating gro
l hands grabbed the thick b
he buried her face in his back. "It's o
shed from the cat's posture. Ghost relaxed his
ongue gently licked the edge of the
th. He wiped a bead of col
reached his hand out to pet
odged the hand completely. His mismatche
He cleared his throat. He grabbed the
ss and entered the living room.
s chest. He frowned, his medical mind calculatin
erimeter. They escorted the
lled away from the curb, leaving the ruined hous
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