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Chapter 39
Something was off with Noelle. It seemed as if Mrs. Davis had told her about the donations because she had been smiling when she spoke to the woman, but by the time she made it over to the tent, she wasn’t just sad; she was scowling.
“No luck?” Brady asked her.
“Nope. I can’t believe he’s just… gone.”
He’d moved to put his arm around her, but she stepped away.
“I feel just terrible,” Rhonda said, not for the first time.
“I know. It’s okay,” Noelle said. “I think we can go ahead and start loading up these empty kennels,” she said. “We can leave the animals that haven’t been adopted out for a bit longer, but other vendors are starting to load up.”
“I can help with that,” Brady volunteered.
“No, it’s okay,” N
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