“The Appointment Ambush”

1. Biscuit's nose catches something through the salon's back door: biryani. From next door.

2. He is no longer in the waiting room. He is a beagle-shaped rumour.

3. Mia finds him. He has biryani on his ear, a bay leaf stuck to his nose, and zero regrets.

4. Back on the table — rinsed, fluffed, bay-leaf-free. Biscuit smells amazing. Biryani: undefeated.

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