Early in the morning, Kate woke up and noticed Bastien wasn’t beside her. She rushed down the stairs to see her puppy. Entering the kitchen, there he was. The little one ran to her wagging his tail as soon as he saw her. Kate sat on the floor and gave him food.

“Come, come here love, come eat,” she cooed.

The puppy ate happily and then started playing with her, nibbling her hand. Kate picked him up and smothered him with kisses. She felt a gaze on her and turned around — Bastien stood there, ar