Unexpected Sidekick

Waiting in the living room earlier, I had gone back and forth on what to do with Maeve. It was hard to tell which choice carried the bigger risk: dragging her along or leaving her here alone. Half of me didn't care what happened to her, while the other half refused to let her get hurt. She belonged to me, plain and simple. If anyone was going to get rid of her, it would be me on my own terms, not