pital bed down the overgrow

le branches. The wood snapped with loud,

wooden shed. The roof sagged. The p

lled thick. It smelled of d

e narrowed his eyes. He scanned the dar

t the half-open door of the shed. She opened her mouth

uage only she and Ghost understood, completely

. He looked down at his ni

oved insid

bsorbed the sunlight like velvet. It didn't walk like a stray. It moved with

his back legs and leaped. He landed

his head. His eyes lo

eye was a deep, glowing amber. The

sudden, sharp spike of pain hit t

y. It felt like a human soul was trapped inside the

step back. His right hand dropped to his waist, his fingers b

k. A low, vibrating gro

l hands grabbed the thick b

he buried her face in his back. "It's o

shed from the cat's posture. Ghost relaxed his

ongue gently licked the edge of the

th. He wiped a bead of col

reached his hand out to pet

odged the hand completely. His mismatche

He cleared his throat. He grabbed the

ss and entered the living room.

s chest. He frowned, his medical mind calculatin

erimeter. They escorted the

lled away from the curb, leaving the ruined hous