Chapter 164

A few days later, I’m making Zara breakfast while she’s getting Dillon ready when the doorbell rings. I sniff the air and catch the faint scent of Katie and Kara.

“I’ve got it!” Zara calls from the bedroom before her little footsteps scamper to the door. As soon as the door opens, I hear the twins sobbing. I turn off the stove and join Zara to see what’s wrong.

“Zara, have you seen Mister Happy?” Kara wails and takes a ragged breath in, followed by a loud, uncontrollable sob.

“E-excuse me? I… uh…” As I come around the corner, Zara turns back to look at me with a horrified look on her face. Her mouth opens and closes until she finds words. “Keller, does she mean what I think she means?”

“Kara, is your puppy missing?” I rush up, emphasizing the word puppy, and stand next to Zara. I can feel her relax slightly at the clarification.

“Yeah. Jasper said he had errands to run and when we woke up, Mister Happy was gone.” Katie wipes her eyes and leans on Kara. “What if he ran away?”

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