For a brief moment, Samantha faltered. Doubt licked at the edges of her mind, whispering that maybe they were right—maybe it was hopeless. But she squared her shoulders, swallowed her fear, and reminded herself why she had started this: for Juniper, for the life he had given her.
Aimless searching wasn’t enough anymore. She needed a real plan, a real lead. Pulling out her phone, Samantha scrolled through her contacts until she found the name she hadn’t let herself consider before: Dr. Alex Wade. Juniper’s vet, and one of the few people she still trusted entirely.