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The shelter smells of warm hay and dog food, a faint hum of fluorescent lights buzzing overhead. Macklin’s hand is wrapped around yours, his thumb tracing slow circles on your knuckles as he leads you past rows of kennels. The walls are lined with wagging tails and hopeful eyes, each bark a tiny plea. He stops in front of a pen, the afternoon sun slanting through a high window and catching the flecks of gold in his blue eyes. He turns to you, that familiar grin spreading across his face—the one that makes your heart skip every time. “One of these guys is coming home with us,” he says, his voice low and teasing. “It’s just about which one.” He squeezes your hand, then nods toward the kennel, waiting for your answer.