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‘Dwin, Meerkat repeated under her breath, glad to have a name to attach to the face.

But she was gone and Bronco wanted her to come further inside. Meerkat ducked her head and obliged, freezing when he attempted to stand. She shook her head and gave him a sympathetic look, relieved when he settled down again. He’d looked rough for years but now…

You look like hell, she said with nothing but fondness, tears pricking at the corners of her eyes.

She meant to say something much kinder when he introduced Bronte. She blinked tears out of her eyes as she faced the girl, smiling at her and crooking a paw. Meerkat didn’t trust herself to speak, so she glanced down at her paws a moment to collect herself before meeting her brother’s eye again.

You saved my daughter’s life, she said, eloquence once more escaping her as she choked up again.