Chapter 28“Looks clear here.” Mike yelled quietly as he struggled to breathe from the stench. Gabe approached from the left side and ran through the doorway, checking the small bedroom and the kitchen, and then the short hallway and the bathroom. When he came back to the living room, he found his partner crouching by the back side of the couch. Moving slightly to the side, Gabriel saw the lifeless body of the shaggy mutt over which Angelo was looming. The dog appeared serene, as if it were sleeping, his head drooping between his front paws. After he made two smaller steps forward, Bronson suddenly felt the full impact of the sharp scent of blood which was spreading throughout the room.
Mike laid his hand on the motionless mutt, and then placed his finger into the puddle of crimson substan
