Chapter 213: Made By Him

"I'll help you. Andreas was supposed to take care of me, and he didn't. He left me. So I'm leaving him in the only way I can," Zoe's eyes stung with the words that were so true and pathetic. She knew they sounded pathetic, but what else did she have in this world other than to rely on the elder? Who knew what would become of her after this, but this was the next step.

"Are you comfortable with Lucas staying with you here until Samhain?" August asked as gently as she could. She heard Greta snort nearby at the concern she was giving the still unidentified creature that was Zoe, but even in light of everything Zoe had done there was a need for compassion here. August wasn't blind to it.