Love in the Dark 2

Encountering Apollo

By: Richard N James

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

Leslie already rescued one dog from the dark.
Now the dark is coming for another.
And revenge has learned their address.

Leslie and her blind dog, Karma, have become a beacon for the forgotten.
Their home has turned into a lighthouse for lives that keep crashing.
Then Apollo arrives.

A beloved family dog with a name built for sunlight.
A body built for loyalty.
And eyes that are shutting down for good.

His family is being sent overseas.
They leave him with Paige at the shelter.
They ask for Leslie by name.

They place Apollo’s leash into hands that already know darkness by touch.
Leslie steps back into the training that runs on patience and heartbeats.
She teaches with scent trails and soft commands.

She builds courage one careful step at a time.
She earns a second set of trust.
Karma watches.
Karma listens.

The pack bond stretches like a thin lead in a crowded street.
Outside their safe routines, something worse moves closer.
An escaped prisoner carries a grudge like a loaded gun.

The past stalks the present.
And the house that heals becomes a target.

Apollo’s world narrows to shadow, sound, and instinct.
In a home full of second chances, danger only needs one opening.
And in the darkest moment, the blind may be the ones who see the threat first.