proached, the day they planned to sw
died in my
me, I w
ally attentive
ying for a somber tone. "I have someth
oom locke
d make tonight really special. There's this rare wine I read about, a specific
d. "Across
o much to me." I gave hi
d, though he grumbl
rrived mid-morning
u holding u
for tonight, something really special, but the boutique called, and it's ready early. It's at that e
f an exclusive boutique. "Of c
elling people she was picking up
f them would be
ir cars pulled
escue shelter I'd researched, one kno
voice trembling slightly for effect. "He's be
eed to t
rapped in his fattened, uncomforta
awaits, Olivia
let still attached – the trigger for the swap. I' d "found" it
pre-arranged meeting
, cooing about how handsome he
ous donation. "Please
ferent collar, identical to Lucky'
rkably like Lucky, pre-overfeeding. I' d sourced
bracelet collar onto t
y, now containing O
t to a notoriously run-down kennel far out of
stank of negle
rding. "He can be a bit difficult," I told t
hat Lucky wore when he first arrived –
he fina
n with a kind but firm face
kennel a little later,
for a "tough love" experience, to see how b
the dogs, specifically a cert
her son would see her, trapped
at she had pl
a cold calm se
age wa
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