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So I went back.
Buddy heard me first, his paws rushing across the floor before I even opened the door. Callahan stood in the kitchen, turning toward me the second I stepped inside.
“How did you know it was me?” I asked.
He smiled faintly. “Buddy told me. My heart confirmed it.”
I caught his wrist before he stumbled.
Then gently, carefully, he found my face again.
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