I repeated, my voic

owed to Mark's

" wasn't

ns, like text messages,

Sarah. So vulnerable.

only I had a dog like

I'll handle it. Sara

so good to me

ipulation, his casua

ust lied. H

Max like an old toy to i

?" I finally managed to say

d, still ho

panion. Max is a good dog, he'd be perfect fo

'a dog,' Mark!

rom the gathering onlookers and

o let him get killed

Mark said he was a rescue, that h

All

my gaze fixed on Mark. "He li

orward. "Ma'am, what

r, Mark spoke, his v

dog, Max, has been showing signs of aggression. He ran off this morning, and I believe he startl

ying to paint me as hy

ah might ha

ms, the raw betrayal, the truth from "T

hing

ed, Officer," I said, m

out my permission. He then lied, cla

straigh

Get your things o

flashed w

ling the police on you for reckless

ore image, directly t

. Clear

spital room. Not a doct

ing, a deep, p

on his face. His we

Breach." "The Fee

e, showing the pi

ce wen

estigation, the loss of his medical lice

he whispered,

it go,' or do we discuss this with the offic

me, then to the officer wh

llowed

cer. "Just a misunderstanding, officer.

ay, muttering abou

ill fuming, but the imm

cident, cautioning me about my driving, but wit

ose. We were

was far f