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Chapter 1

“I’m afraid we’ll have to euthanize hi to do”

I looked at the poor baby pit bull that had been used as bait for dog fighting Gosh, he never even had a chance, I thought gried at s How cruel people can be, to so callously waste a life Tears welled in azed at Lisa in her colorful scrubs withto do? How could she even say such a thing? For that ? Doesn’t she have a heart at all? I wondered, shaking ain, a quivering, whi, furry ued, knowing the animal did not deserve such a fate

I was not about to leave him No way in hell

She cleared her throat “He can’t walk now, and he likely won’t be able to ever again He’ll be maimed for life, and no animal should suffer like that I’m sorry, Jaime, but it’s better this way It will be quick and painless, and he’ll—”

“Quick and painless!?” I yelped “No! You can’t just give up on this sweet guy This little dude has heart”

“Jais You show it every day by volunteering here, but I’ more we can do for him, so—”

“Bullshit! Give him to me I’ll take him”

“But you’ve already rescued three abandoned dogs And that’s h”

“I can’t just let him die Please let me adopt him”

“Didn’t you hear me? He’ll be crippled forever What kind of life is that for a dog to have?”