ANNE

“ Anne. ” Zero whispers my name, making it sound so sweet, so meaningful.

When I don’t answer, he pushes me away to look at my face.

“ Did someone do something to you? ” Furiously, he hisses at me.

“ Yes. ” My eyes snap open, narrowing into slits. “ You are still asking. Don’t you know already? They almost killed me because of you. ”

I shrug off his hands and stand up. “ I just realized what this means to stay under the same roof as some deranged vampires like you. ”

The wall in my head