Kade prepared for snarls and bared teeth. What he found instead was heartbreak. Huddled against a snowbank was a dog so emaciated that his bones seemed to hold him together more than his skin. A heavy spiked collar hung loosely around his neck, and frostbite and infection had left his face a raw, painful map.
The dog couldn’t rise. He shook uncontrollably, eyes wide with a fear that spoke of a lifetime without compassion.
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