ANNE

After kissing the hell out of Zero, I leave him on the balcony and go back to my room. The mark is fucking with my head. I felt his emotions for a moment there, so raw, so close as if I was the one feeling all those things and not him.

It scares me.

Now, I can say for sure that Ryker can definitely not tell what’s going on inside Zero, because I can. Only, I can.

Sliding my hair behind my ears, I pick up the vibrating cell phone from the bed. Natalie has been calling for the nth time but I