CHAPTER 9: TERRY
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Terry parked his car in the garage of La Petite Mort Club. He was late. He’d gone home to take a quick shower and to grab his present for Maggie. A trip that should’ve taken a half hour took close to an hour.
Beast had cut his mouth chewing on one of the kid’s action figures. Derek had been ready to rush the dog to the emergency vet. Terry had spent forever calming the guy down. The dog wasn’t bleeding anymore and s**t like this happened with kids and dogs. A man had to learn to roll with life when he had a family. His chest tightened. Maggie had given him that and so much more.
He picked up the package and opened it. He ran his finger over the intricate gold strands affixed around the brown, leather collar. He’d bought this for her months ago but he’d been wa
