The Cat Who Spent Nine Lives Saving Me Chapter 12 My mother sat in the kitchen, tapping the table smugly. “So now you’ve learned to keep things behind my back? If you can lie when you’re this young, will you abandon your parents when you grow up?” I searched the whole house, then dropped to

The Cat Who Spent Nine Lives Saving Me Chapter 11 Sunny stood between us while Domino arched his back and hissed. At last, my mother dragged her injured leg out the door. I hung up the CLOSED sign, pulled the curtains tight, and curled into the corner of my bedroom. Why would a mother not

The Cat Who Spent Nine Lives Saving Me Chapter 10 I thought our happy life had finally begun. But on the morning of December twenty-seventh, pounding on the door woke me. Sunny charged at the door, barking furiously. Silence fell outside for a moment, followed by my mother’s shrill voice. “Elara Wynn, you couldn’t even

The Cat Who Spent Nine Lives Saving Me Chapter 09 I hung a holly wreath on the door, then took them with me to finish my last few pet-sitting visits. The first home had a British Shorthair who began following Domino around and sniffing him the moment he arrived. [So you’re the boss around here?

The Cat Who Spent Nine Lives Saving Me Chapter 08 I put on a popular dance track. Domino strutted down an imaginary catwalk and landed a flawless backflip in front of the camera, while Sunny carried scattered toys back to the basket one by one. In my furry costume, I twisted awkwardly to the beat.

The Cat Who Spent Nine Lives Saving Me Chapter 07 They promoted my business on the community page. With Christmas approaching, my pet-sitting schedule was full, but the shop’s rent, insurance, and the strays’ medical bills still piled up like snow. While I worried over it, Domino tapped a pet livestream on TikTok with one

The Cat Who Spent Nine Lives Saving Me Chapter 06 Not every stray cat was willing to come into the shop. Domino said, [Some cats were abandoned by humans. They don’t want to raise humans again.] I had no choice but to place insulated cat shelters and timed feeders at the warehouse, then arrange for

The Cat Who Spent Nine Lives Saving Me Chapter 05 I signed the treatment authorization without listening to the rest of the voicemail. Sunny had belonged to Mrs. Eleanor Price. When people in the area began illegally trapping stray animals, she drove her old pickup out before dawn every day, brought cats and dogs home,

The Cat Who Spent Nine Lives Saving Me Chapter 04 [Cat has a home and canned food and even raised a human. But Cat’s little brother isn’t going to last much longer.] “Do you know where he is? We can take him some food.” Domino’s eyes lit up at once. [Cat can eat a little

The Cat Who Spent Nine Lives Saving Me Chapter 03 I told her to loosen the leash and follow the golden retriever. He sniffed his way to the apartment entrance. Out in the snow, a tall man was tacking a lost-dog flyer to the notice board. He had apparently shouted himself hoarse. “Ollie, if somebody