“What are we going to do then? What’s the plan if we’re not using Millie’s one?”
“Anyone done any recon?” Spike asked. “Any idea where in the house the puppies are being held?”
“Uh-oh,” Millie said.
“Uh-oh?” Spike said in a low voice. “Please tell me you did not recon the place.”
“I cannot tell you that.”
“Millie,” he groaned.
Obviously, Spike hadn’t seen the photos that Millie had taken.
“Right. Here’s what is going to happen,” Matthieu said. “We’re going to call the appropriate authorities and lodge a complaint about this place.”
“What?” Millie exclaimed. “No way! We’re here right now. We need to do something. That will take too long.”
“Millie’s right,” Maya said in agreement. “While animal protection agencies do their best, their wheels move slowly. These guys could get wind of it and hide these babies. We have to do something.”
“We can get more help!” Millie cried. “I’ll call Sunny. She can round up the girls. And what about Damon? He’ll come help with Grady and Effie.”
Damon?
Hadn’t her brother mentioned a Damon the other day? Yeah, he was Spike’s brother-in-law.
“We are not calling Damon about this,” Spike said. “He can’t be involved in this. And you’re not calling the girls. The last thing we need is more people we have to protect. Matthieu is right, we have to call the authorities.”
“They won’t do anything tonight,” Maya said with a huff. “And those babies shouldn’t be living in these conditions. But there is someone else I can contact.”
“Ooh, the underground rescue people?” Millie asked.
“The who?” Spike asked.
“I’ve participated in a number of animal rescues with an underground group called ABU,” Maya told Spike.
“What does that stand for?” Millie asked.
“Animals are Better than Us.”
“It’s so true,” Millie said. “Will they help these babies?”
“Yeah,” she said as she dug out her phone.
“I’m gonna go out on a limb and guess that these people don’t worry about sticking to any laws when they rescue animals,” Matthieu said in a dark voice.
She winced. “That would be a negatory.”
“We’ll be having a discussion about that later,” he told her.
“Oh goody. Can’t wait.”
Millie giggled in the backseat.
“What is it?” she asked, not sure what could be funny about this situation.
“Oh, nothing, it’s just that you two are so cute together.”
“Millie,” Spike warned.
