Ten Dollars, Two Lives
I lifted my leg and shook him off.
"You're too late," I said indifferently.
I pulled up a photo on my phone and dropped it at his knees.
The photo showed a tiny, undeveloped fetus, streaked with blood, lying motionless on a cold metal tray.
It was our pup, the one killed by his neglect.
Cassian's sobs broke off. He stared at the photo until the last of his hope crumbled, his body going slack as a low, broken howl of grief ripped from his throat.