Chapter 18 Together

• Zeph, however, remained a mystery. He was a child trapped in a man's body, his memories lost, his past a blank canvas. He clung to Belle, his small hand clutching her arm, his eyes wide and bewildered. He was a fragile vessel, a soul adrift in a sea of confusion.
• They found refuge in a small, rundown hotel on the outskirts of the city. The air was thick with the smell of stale cigarettes and cheap perfume, but it offered a temporary haven. Belle, exhausted but vigilant, watched over Zeph and Mikay as they slept, her mind racing with questions.
• Who was Zeph? Why were Alexa's men so interested in him? And what was his connection to her family, to her past?