They followed him down a small slope toward a fallen tree.
The puppy raced around the trunk and began barking.
Daniel dropped to his knees.
At first, he could see only tangled branches and leaves.
Then an arm.
Motionless.
He carefully moved the brush aside.
A woman lay partly concealed beside the fallen tree.
For one terrible moment, she didn’t move.
Daniel leaned closer.
Then her fingers twitched.
“She moved.”
He checked her.
A faint pulse.
“She’s alive. We need the medics down here.”
The officers cleared enough space for the rescue team while the puppy squeezed beside Daniel and pressed his nose against the woman’s cheek.
Her eyelids fluttered.
A whisper escaped her.
“Pip?”
The puppy answered with a desperate little whine.
Her hand shifted toward him, and he immediately pushed beneath her fingers.
“He… he didn’t leave me.”
Daniel swallowed.
“He brought us to you.”
Tears gathered in
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