Daniel stopped walking. Shadow took a few more steps, then turned, ears twitching. This was it. The moment he had been dreading. He knelt, resting a hand on Shadow’s back. The pup didn’t flinch, just gazed up at him with those golden eyes, intelligent and unreadable.
“You belong here,” Daniel said, his voice hoarse. It felt like saying goodbye to a part of himself. Daniel picked up the pup and positioned him near the forestline urging him to return to the wild. Shadow hesitated.