Chapter 16: A Call For Help - Isolde

It’s been so long since I spoke to anyone about what happened to my family and the events that have me living in hiding and to be honest, I’m still not ready to talk about it. I think today has been filled with enough revelations, we don’t need to open up the Pandora’s Box of my life to top it off, but I have to admit, seeing Valeria show me compassion like this and having her this close makes me feel for the first time in centuries that I’m not alone.

“You don’t have to talk about it, I can tell whatever happened it still affects you,” she says softly as she reaches out taking my hand in hers.

Electricity jolts through me the moment our skin touches and I want to bask in this feeling forever. It’s been so long since someone comforted me like this. When you’re all alone with no one to rely on but yourself, you get used to the loneliness, but it’s not until now, sharing this moment with Valeria that I remember how much I miss human affection. There’s Alaric from time to time, but it’