Back inside the warm car, Rusty curled at her feet, resting his head on her lap. The warmth of his body filled the cramped space with a sense of safety.
Lucas watched the two of them, something melting in his heart that he thought was gone forever.
“Take us home,” he told the driver.
Then he added, “And call Dr. Patel at Harrington Children’s Hospital. Let him know I’m bringing someone who needs help.”
Lila looked up, her eyes wide. “You’ll help Mama?”
Lucas nodded. “We’ll help her together.”
Snow continued to fall outside, but inside the car, something warm stirred — a spark of hope, a new beginning.
Lucas had found a little girl and her loyal brown dog on a frozen sidewalk.
But in a way he never expected… they had found him, too.
