Emily’s jaw dropped open at the terrible news. She had not been prepared for something so serious, and she hated to see Teddy in grave danger. Not only that, it ruined her plan for Teddy to come to Vancouver since he was obviously not well enough to travel, and it meant he might die without ever seeing Byron again.

“Teddy, why didn’t you say anything, instead of sending us so many videos of puppies?” she exclaimed.

“Because puppies are more fun than ...