But Lori held up her hand. “I don’t mean to sound resentful. I’m not really,” she said softly. The coldness seemed to drain from her voice. “Sometimes I’ve thought it would be nice to have someone feel that way about me but it must be a very heavy burden. I saw you take over when Benny died. When Mom and Dad died. I know you felt that you should have dropped out of school to take care of me. You’ve always been the one everyone turned to when they needed help.” She reached out and took Cam’s hand. Her voice was softer still, pleading, “Let me help you, now. Turn to me.”
Cam closed her eyes. It would be so much easier if she could just say ‘Yes, Grandma Anne is right. This is an undercover thing. I don’t need help, but thanks anyway. I really appreciate it.’ But she couldn’t. She couldn’t t
