“How did you know?” he asked softly.
Max couldn’t answer. He simply remained beside James as the box from his past sat open before them.
For James, the discovery changed the way he looked at his companion. Max had a life before him—a person he had trusted, places he remembered and experiences James would never fully know.
That night, James hadn’t simply discovered an old box.
He had uncovered a missing chapter of his dog’s life.
And beneath Max’s favorite tree, memories of his first home had been waiting all along.