ANNE

I yawn, turning on my back and stretching, only to feel sore between my legs. I swear my body hurts as if I have been working for a week straight without even a break.

Zero did fuck me up good.

I sigh, opening my eyes and glancing at the empty spot in the bed.

He is gone.

I bet he stayed until the sun came up and then disappeared to do Goddess knows what.

My heart skips a scared beat as I shoot up from the bed without even caring how it hurts to do it. Instantly, I rush to the door of the room and pull it open.

Where did he go? The question is threatening to snatch the life out of me.

Before I can run down the stairs and look for him, butt naked, he appears before me in the blink of an eye. I gasp and stumble back on my feet to let him stand before me.

“ Where did you go? ” I inquire, fiercely.

“ I have to go check something out. I was waiting downstairs for you to wake up. ” He tells me.

My cheeks heat up as I realize what I might be looking like to him—a fucking deranged and