Matt Carver inched the kitchen door open with a slow push and slipped into the darkness, feeling his way along the counter towards the fridge on the far side of the room. He would have turned on the light but that could awaken Scotty and, as much as Matt loved the animal, he didn&rsquo;t want the excited bounces of a suddenly awoken dog to stir anybody else from their slumber. <br />
H-h-rrrrrr<br />
The small boy froze, that wasn&rsquo;t the dog growling...<br />
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No way. it sounded so heavy, thick and be