What they did to Scout was entirely unforgivable. They didn’t even try to find the old dog a loving home. They drove him straight to an overcrowded county animal shelter and walked away.
Because of his advanced age, Scout was deemed unadoptable. He was placed on the schedule to be euthanized at the end of the week.
But Arthur’s children made one massive, life-changing mistake. They didn’t realize who their father truly was.
Forty years ago, Arthur founded one of the oldest and most respected motorcycle clubs in the state. When he was locked away, his kids lied to the club members. They said Arthur had passed away peacefully in his sleep. They even held a fake memorial service to keep the bikers from asking questions about the estate.
Fate, however, had a entirely different plan. Two days before Scout was scheduled to be put down, a young biker walked into that exact county shelter looking to adopt a rescue dog.
As he walked past the concrete runs, he noticed a shivering senior dog huddled in a corner. Around the dog’s neck was a heavy, hand-stitched leather collar. Right in the center was a custom metal crest.
It was the official crest of the motorcycle club. Arthur had made that collar by hand from his old riding jacket decades ago.