Chapter 38

The human, he could have fun with, Rick smirked to himself. But children, what use are they?

Reaching the door, he yanked it open to stare into the dark interior of the office. His eyes, although better than human, still took a few seconds to adjust to the dim room. There was paper everywhere and an acrid stench of piss. Growling at the work he'd have to do, he looked for the culprits.

"Stop hiding or it'll be worse when I find you."

Two noses, one black and one pink, poked out from a particularly large pile beside the overturned filing cabinet. Crawling forward on their belly, the pups silently obeyed.

"I should tie you in a bag and throw you in the river," Rick spat with disgust "Yer just lucky Veronica can use you."

He stepped toward the frightened pups, who instinctively shuffled back, until they hit the wall. Seein