Chapter 1391:

His eyes brightened instantly. Other kids! And a dog! That was enough to make his little heart race with excitement.

Without a second thought, Collier abandoned his toy motorcycle and tiptoed toward the sounds.

As he neared the clearing, the scene before him came into view. Three kids stood in a loose circle around a tree. Tied to the trunk was a dog, its silver-gray fur matted and dirty. The children, laughing, hurled stones at it, their faces lit with amusement.

Each time the poor dog dodged a rock, another child would take aim, and it would yelp in pain.

Instead of stopping, the kids cheered even louder, delighted by their cruel game.

Collier’s stomach twisted. He had imagined seeing children playing happily with a dog, not… this.

was anything but happy—it stood trapped in the middle, surrounded by the

Its ears hung low, and every so often, a faint whimper of pain escaped. Its silver-gray fur was filthy, tangled with dust and grime

face scrunched in anger. “It’s wrong to hurt the

spun around, startled. The tallest of them, a boy nearly a head taller than Collier, squinted at him, sizing him up. Then, with a sneer, he

stumbling back just in time. Though the stone missed him, his

to the other two boys, who grinned wickedly. Seeing his reaction, they

hurt the dog? Fine. If you don’t want us to throw stones at it, then you take its place! We’ll throw

Lаτєѕτ chɒρτєrs ιn g𝓪l𝗇ovєls.𝒸𝑶𝓶

wasn’t stupid. If he let them do that, he’d end up battered and bruised just like the dog. And if his parents, his sister, and

Not

he snapped, standing

their grins widening. “Let’s grab

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