Something Blue
# Chapter 9: Something Blue For once, I didn't mind the police presence as they closed in around me. More than once the pack of them tried to shuffle me off, but I wasn't leaving without Jon. A stretcher arrived eventually, carried by two...
The Open Party
# Chapter 8: The Open Party "Mate, what?" English hadn't moved from his chair, but his hands came up to rub his temples. "I thought I was the one bankrolling this little dance. Aren't I the one making the decisions here?" I gently cuffed his...
Dealing With Dominance
# Chapter 7: Dealing With Dominance Even after everything the city had been through, the old street looked just about the same. The road was a little more cracked, and some of the houses saw a a touch more wear and tear, but it was just like I...
Shaving His Mane
# Chapter 6: Shaving His Mane Alright, who was playing with the jackhammer inside my skull, AND COULD HE PLEASE STOP! The simple act of opening my eyes took way more effort than I'd ever like to admit. It was like someone had attached two tone...
In The Mix
# Chapter 5: In The Mix Walking down the staircase, hand in hand, I could feel everyone's eyes on Rebecca and I. Quickly scanning the crowd, I could see a few familiar faces. Most of them I couldn't put names to, but one in particular, a lion,...
Brown Fur and a White Tie
# Chapter 4: Brown Fur and a White Tie The cops quickly closed ranks around the near lifeless body of the bobcat, but I noticed that a dozen of them still followed me as I walked from the bridge, English and Jon in tow. I glanced over at the...
The Boys are Back in Town
# Chapter 3: The Boys are Back in Town I will give it to Sayer that he's good to his word. Leaving his office, Jon lead me back to the main floor. I could already see people trickling out from the holding cells. Opening the door to another...
A Day in Jail (But I didn't do anything, honest!)
# Chapter 2: A Day in Jail (But I didn't do anything, honest!) Night was quickly drawing when I left the cabin. Renald had been standing not far away, a wide grin on his face, but it faltered the moment I stepped out, my father leaning on my...
A Growl in the Darkness
# Chapter 1: A Growl in the Darkness The fur on the back of my neck stood straight up. We were racing down the mountain as fast as English's jeep could take us on the cracked and worn asphalt. The road was already a hundred years without any...
Examination
# Chapter 12: Examination _August 18'rd 1995 12:15 Hours The Kennel, London, England_ "Forty-Seven." The lady running front desk for the Final Exam never even looked up. He was nothing more to her than just another Dog. She hadn't heard a...
A Good Old Copper
# Chapter 11: A Good Old Copper _June 11'th 1988 13:00 Hours London, England_ When next I woke my head rested on something soft. I opened my eyes to see the bottom of a muzzle. Sixty was staring off into the distance. "Good Dog," he...
The Good Doctor
# Chapter 10: The Good Doctor _June 11'th 1988 03:00 Hours The Kennel, London, England_ Sixty and I stared at each other as the last of the screams died away over the wireless. "What has happened, Brother?" Sixty whispered. His words were...