Zoe’s body went stiff.

He thought she’d turn him down. To his surprise, she actually thought about it and said softly, “Okay.”

That stunned him. After a brief moment, he tightened his hug over her and asked, “Are you still mad?”

She thought about it for a second and said, “I’m still upset at you. However, I can never understand how the old Zoe feels. I can’t sense any of the despair, nor do I know how it feels to be driven mad!”

She said truthfully, “However, I no longer love you the same w