ANNE

I huff as I lie down on the bed. Zero was gone when I came out of the bathroom after an hour of sulking under the shower.

Zero is not making me feel bad about ditching him as I did and I have apologized and explained my side so I feel a little clear-headed now.

The fact that he stopped when I asked and didn’t lash out at me is so satisfying. It must have felt like a slap to Gualterio’s face who thought I meant little to his son.

Now that Vampire King asshole and his younger son know that