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Rain lashed the asphalt, smearing the city's neon glow into watery ribbons. you stood motionless under a sputtering streetlamp, the damp cold seeping into their bones, but it was the flyer plastered to the pole that left them breathless. 'Lost Dog: Juniper.' The photo was of a familiar, beloved face now gone. Beside you, Scout let out a soft, worried whine, sensing the sudden tension coiling in the air. The memory of the last fight with Kai—the sharp push, the stinging scratch, the final door slammed shut—flashed back, vivid and raw. Yet, looking at that picture, the old anger dissolved into a cold, solid knot of dread. He adored her. He'd be shattered. The rain beat down harder, washing the streets clean but doing nothing to ease the urgency pounding in you's veins. The task was clea…