When Gabby reached out to pet him, he flinched—not away from her, but toward the door. His whole body trembled as he pressed his face to the seam beneath it, breathing hard, like he was trying to catch Juniper’s scent in the draft. And then, just once, he howled. A long, mournful sound that made Gabby freeze in place. It wasn’t noise. It was grief. And it shattered her
She didn’t know what to do. Her heart pounded with dread, panic clouding her logic. Josh had seemed so normal. So kind. How could he do this?Juno had stopped whining out of exhaustion, but he still wasn’t asleep. He was listening. Waiting. Gabby suddenly felt like crying right beside him.