Another hour passed, but despite everything they tried, the outcome refused to change.The old doctor and the healer worked without stopping, determined to save the unborn pup while there was still the slightest chance. They tried every treatment they knew, hoping they could stabilize the pregnancy, but each attempt was undone by Raquel herself. She resisted them again and again until they reached the point where there was simply nothing left to try.The tiny heartbeat they had been desperately searching for began to fade.It grew weaker with every passing second until, at last, it disappeared.Silence settled over the room.The old doctor frowned and leaned closer, pressing his fingers gently against Raquel’s abdomen while listening one more time. For a moment, he convinced himself that perhaps his aging ears had failed him. He searched carefully, hoping to catch even the faintest sign of life, unwilling to believe what the silence was telling him.There was nothing.The pup was gone
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