"Why help Aphrodite's pet monster?""Even monsters need help sometimes, Eros." I should leave it at that, but his question felt so unexpectedly vulnerable that I can't help the impulse to soothe him. Just a little. "Besides, you're not really a monster. I don't see a single scale or fang to speak of.""Monsters come in all shapes and sizes, Psyche. You should know that by now, living in Olympus." He starts to button up his shirt, but his hands are shaking so badly, he fumbles it.