Aki doubted he’d ever forget the burst of adrenaline that shot through him reading Rae’s text. “I’ve got to go,” he remembered saying to Remy “Halia’s sick and I need to meet Rae at the doctor’s office.”
Remy didn’t even ask any questions. Just told him to go and to be sure to call in the morning if he needed more time. Aki was grateful for the older man’s understanding even though it would make the clinic shorthanded on a day that Remy scheduled pet surgeries.

















