Riley was exhausted, broke, and seven months pregnant when the man in front of her began quietly falling apart at the register. His hands shook as he chose between feeding himself or his dog. That choice should not have been hers to carry—yet somehow, it was. One small decision, made in fear and love, would come bac… Continues…
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