Page 23 - The Bone War

The wife sat down and held Zoey near While the man rubbed Tucker behind his right ear His golden-brown eyes peeked from under his brow brow As the man shared with him Zoey's story till now ''She was the runt of twelve dogs and had no one who cared She lived every day insecure worried and scared We brought her home from that unpleasant place To a a a a strong brave brother who can keep her her safe '' The man patted Tuck's head and it all became clear There was a a a a a reason he he he and Zoey had both been brought here here She was was now his sister and he he he he was was her her brother Together as family they needed each other 21