Third Person POV The air in the apartment grew heavy with the echoes of raised voices, a sound that reached the ears of Riley, Ryder, Parker, and Paisley as they huddled in their room. The pups had been brimming with excitement, eager to share their joyful discovery with their mother, but the sharp tones of Killian and Estela’s argument shattered that hope. Parents knew better than to let their voices carry, especially in a home filled with sensitive ears, so the fact that their words rang out like warning bells signaled something deeply wrong. One by one, the pups crept from their room, tiptoeing down the hall, catching the jagged end of their parents’ dispute. The words were a tangle of emotion, half-understood, but the raw energy crackling between Killian and Estela was unmistakabl

