Mated To Valentine
Saunders.
But today isn’t normal.
The dog stops mid-step, her dark eyes locking on me. There’s no happy tail wag, no friendly bark. Instead, she freezes, her small body stiffening. Then, she growls.
It’s low at first, just a warning, but it rises quickly into an aggressive bark. My throat burns fiercely.
I can hear her heart racing, the rhythmic thump of blood pumping through her tiny veins. It’s deafening. I swallow hard, clutching the railing.