BARK or BITE: Gray Wolf Security: Book Four by Mary Kennedy

Author:Mary Kennedy [Kennedy, Mary]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-03-28T18:30:00+00:00

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

As word spread that they had a new addition in their menagerie, everyone wanted to meet Sema and let her know that they were friends. Keith was especially smitten with her, able to communicate clearly in sign language. He even taught her a few new signs. The gorilla seemed to know immediately that he was like her, and she was instantly in love.

Every day he would help with the build of her new enclosure but spend the first thirty minutes having breakfast with her. She would frequently sign ‘babies,’ asking for her puppies to come to her. Keith would assure her that they were coming. He was surprised when she signed that she was happy and liked her new home. It only told him that they’d done the right thing by taking her in.

She was as gentle as they thought she would be. With children, she was immediately smitten, touching them, signing ‘friend’ to them. Sema was going to be hard to say goodbye to when the time came.

“Where were you?” asked Pork, staring at Otto as he waited by the SUV.

“I was visiting with Sema,” he grinned. “She’s amazing. I can’t help but fall in love with her. She’s got those puppies completely protected, loving on them like she’s their mama.”

“I’ll never understand how it all works, but it’s pretty amazing to see it. That poor thing belongs on a mountain somewhere with her family, not in a rural community or a zoo,” said Pork.

“I agree,” nodded Baptiste, “but the truth is, she can’t go back to where her parents were born. She’s only known captivity, according to Lucy and Sniff. At least she’s had a good life up until now, from what it sounds like. I’m sure Lucy and Sniff will do what’s right when the time comes.”

“Our first stop is at Calcutta Research Facility, and no, it’s not in India. It’s on the opposite side of the lake. According to their website, they specialize in pharmaceutical drugs related to dementia, Alzheimer’s, and other diseases resulting in mild cognitive impairment.” Otto continued to read the descriptor, making sure he hadn’t left out anything important.

“I know nothing about this shit,” said Pork. “My folks both lived well into their eighties, healthy as you can be. They died because of a drunk driver, not because of old age. I’ve never met anyone with one of these diseases.”

“Well, fortunately, we don’t have to be the experts,” said Baptiste. “According to my sweet sister, Suzette, mice, rats, fruit flies, and sometimes dogs and cats are used in the research. Although she mentioned that recently an unknown breed of frog was found in the rainforest of Guyana. They think it could hold the cure, but there are very few left, and they’re not easy to get.”

“I suppose if we see cages for larger animals, it will give us something to look at, but if they’re just working with mice, rats, and fruit flies, not sure how I feel about that,” said Otto. “I mean, I just don’t have the same desire to save a mouse as I do dog or cat.

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