ANNE

Third time throwing up in the same hour and I feel dead. The broken bone in my spine was better than this.

I sigh when my stomach refuses to send the non—existent food hurling out of my mouth for the fourth time. Leaning back, I collapse on the cold tiles of the attached bathroom. My eyes move towards Zero who is standing in the doorway like a statue, his gaze fixed on me.

I would have felt better if he was at least smug or saying things like ‘ I told you ’ but he is silent, still, and watching me. At my worst. Throwing up again and again.

This is so embarrassing.

“ What did Ryker say? ” I scrunch my nose, getting disgusted by my own stinky breath, the metallic taste lingering on my tongue, and my aching throat.

“ He is going to look for her right away. ” He informs me.

I told Zero everything that happened downstairs. I thought he will be shocked but he was calm and I was the one panicking.

He didn’t even display any anger. He simply went into the rational mode where he called Ry