CEREBUS
The other pups pressed close together, whining uneasily, their tiny bodies trembling as though instinct told them this sibling was not of their kind.
The room fell silent, except for the cries.
Elle was only eleven, standing between her mother and father, her eyes wide as the impossible unfolded before her.
Her parents exchanged looks — fear, confusion, disbelief.
But Elle stepped forward. She knelt beside the rejected pup, gathering the trembling bundle into her arms. Three heads turned toward her, their cries softening at the sound of her heartbeat.
She smiled.
“Cerebus,” she whispered.
“Like the guardian in the stories.”
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