VALERIA

I ran without thinking twice toward the small park.

I didn’t know anyone here, but I simply couldn't stand by while watching a child's life in danger right before my eyes.

"Valeria!" Aldric's voice thundered behind me as he realized I had moved away from his side.

I reached the spot where the pup lay on the ground, blood flowing from the deep wound on the back of his head, matting his brown hair into a sticky mess.

"Hold on, little one. Stay with me," I whispered, pulling the handkerchi