Saying nothing in return, Reed listened as the phone cut out, the forest returning to relative silence around them. His hands still cupping the underside of his partner's face, he tilted his own down to match it, feeling the damp warmth of her fur against his skin. " This girl just saved my ass," he whispered. "That's what the hell happened. " For the past two months, Detective Reed Mattox and his K-9 partner Billie were in limbo. Victims of their...