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‘Sorry’ Sam moved forward ‘He hasn’t learnt any manners yet’

‘He’s yours?’ She was surprised She hadn’t expected Sam to be a pet person Pets seemed so permanent for a man asn’t the relationship type

He picked up the puppy and wiped slobber off his face as it licked hiot hi from the rescue centre’

‘Someone disowned him?’

‘They did ust ‘He was thrown into a wheelie bin with his brothers and sisters’

‘Oh, you poor thing’ Instinctively Ruby reached out her hand to stroke between his ears, theher closer to Sam than she would have liked ‘What’s his name?’

‘Mutt’

‘Mutt?’ She scowled at him ‘You can’t call him that’

‘I haven’t named him yet Maybe Shep’

‘Too passé,’ she said ‘What about Caesar?’

‘And give hirandeur? There’s only room for one alpha in this pack’

Ruby rolled her eyes, unable to prevent a sives you a run for your money’

Miller laughed ‘He’s already got Sae paw, from what I can see’

‘Looks can be deceiving, Millsy,’ Sam countered ‘What would you call him?’ he asked Ruby

Ruby studied the puppy, tapping a finger against her botto’

‘Kong?’

The scepticis to be enormous,’ she said; ‘you can tell by the ears and the feet’