Chapter 256: Background on Lucas

"I need personal guards?" August frowned.

"There's some kind of ancient creature coming after you. I'd like you to have someone with you at all times. I'm going to try to make sure that person is me of course. But it might not always be possible. It's just a precaution."

"What in the world do you think Finn can do against a vampire?" she asked. "I mean honestly…"

Graeme didn't answer. The question made him uneasy, because he simply didn't have an answer to it. What would any of them do against a vampire?

"Maybe you should have let me stay and question Zoe until we got more answers," he grumbled.

She sighed. "It isn't all there for her yet. It hasn't all come back to her. If we press her, it might confuse her even more."

"You could see that?"