***Sofia***
"Mateo," I murmur, the sound of my own voice jolting me awake.
My eyes flutter open, a bit of light peeking into the barn from the door. As I readjust my eyes, I realize Mateo is nowhere in sight, living now only in my dreams. My heart grows heavy knowing I would never wake up in his arms again.
I hear Valentina and Emiliano whispering to themselves as they sit by the door, both of my pups in their arms. Valentina holds a pup to the light and giggles to herself.
"Oh, she's got the Altamirano nose," she chuckles. "Poor thing."
Emiliano rolls his eyes at her. "Vale, they're not even a day old. They don't look like anyone yet!" he huffs. "Besides… what's wrong with our nose?" he pouts, pinching his own nose.
The sound of me getting up has them turning to me, Emiliano stru
