Lost and Found Pieces 3 by Madden J.M

Author:Madden, J.M.
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-12-27T00:00:00+00:00

POUND PUPPY

PREFACE

I’ve been posting this for free in my newsletters over the past few months, but I’ve had people demanding to buy the book! So, here you go!

1

“I’m sorry. You want me to do what?”

Duncan gave him a smirk as he rocked back in his office chair, and Rowdy wasn’t sure he was happy to be given his very own investigation. “Find a dog,” Duncan said calmly.

For the past six months, he’d been working with the other investigators, mostly doing whatever they said he needed to do. Surveillance, courthouse legwork, record searches. Everything so mundane that no one else wanted to take it.

But Rowdy didn’t care. He was too appreciative to have an actual job.

He’d been out of Walter Reed about a year, and his body had gotten so much better in that time. When he’d gone in, they’d told him he had very little chance of ever walking again. Rowdy knew the doctors had to give him worst case scenario, but it had only served to motivate him to work harder.

Within two months he was walking, though it was very different than how he’d moved before. The metal rods in his legs had taken some getting used to. And his left leg was always going to be a hair longer than his right leg. The bones had been obliterated in his right leg- total mush- and even though he was sure the doctors had measured repeatedly, his right leg had settled short. Rowdy didn’t really care, though. Yes, he had a very obvious limp, but he was fucking walking. He was working up to running, now.

That didn’t mean he wanted to chase down a lost dog, though.

Duncan reached a folder across the desk, and Rowdy took it, flipping it open.

“I know this sounds like a waste of time, or a noobie joke, but the client has been with us for years. She’s a sweet old lady that people take advantage of. Go talk to her and see what you can figure out.”

Without a word, Rowdy nodded his head and pushed to his feet. “Will do.”

He limped out of Duncan’s office, his back aching. Shannon, John’s wife, gave him a sweet smile. “If you need help with anything, just call, Rowdy. Mrs. Dodd is a getting on in years, but she’s sweet as can be, sharp as a tack, and I know she loves Cookie. The dog doesn’t leave her side, so something must have happened to him.”

She held her hand out to him and Rowdy automatically took what she offered. Three ibuprofen. Then she shoved a bottle of water at him. Apparently, his limp had been more pronounced today. Shannon had told him once that the way he walked even made her back hurt. So, he took the pills gratefully, drank down half the water and gave Shannon a nod.

“Thanks, Shannon. Kids good?”

She nodded, grinning. “Ready for Santa.”

Santa. Ugh. He’d prefer to just skip over the holiday if he could.

With a final wave, Rowdy called the elevator and left the Lost and Found offices, his mind going back to his assignment.

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