proached, the day they planned to sw

died in my

me, I w

ally attentive

ying for a somber tone. "I have someth

oom locke

d make tonight really special. There's this rare wine I read about, a specific

d. "Across

o much to me." I gave hi

d, though he grumbl

rrived mid-morning

u holding u

for tonight, something really special, but the boutique called, and it's ready early. It's at that e

f an exclusive boutique. "Of c

elling people she was picking up

f them would be

ir cars pulled

escue shelter I'd researched, one kno

voice trembling slightly for effect. "He's be

eed to t

rapped in his fattened, uncomforta

awaits, Olivia

let still attached – the trigger for the swap. I' d "found" it

pre-arranged meeting

, cooing about how handsome he

ous donation. "Please

ferent collar, identical to Lucky'

rkably like Lucky, pre-overfeeding. I' d sourced

bracelet collar onto t

y, now containing O

t to a notoriously run-down kennel far out of

stank of negle

rding. "He can be a bit difficult," I told t

hat Lucky wore when he first arrived –

he fina

n with a kind but firm face

kennel a little later,

for a "tough love" experience, to see how b

the dogs, specifically a cert

her son would see her, trapped

at she had pl

a cold calm se

age wa