Ethan nodded toward Luke. \u201cOnce on the street\u2026 and once right here.\u201d<\/p>\n
Luke chuckled softly. \u201cGuess Rex never stopped doing his job.\u201d<\/p>\n
Later that night, Luke visited the old cemetery. He knelt beside Rex\u2019s grave, sunlight fading behind the hills.<\/p>\n
He placed his police badge beside the tombstone, whispering, \u201cYour job\u2019s done, partner. You saved us both.\u201d<\/p>\n
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A gentle breeze stirred the grass, and for a fleeting second, he thought he heard a bark in the wind \u2014 clear, proud, and eternal.<\/p>\n
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