LEAH
It took Nero exactly an hour since I arrived at Melissa's cottage to call, I was surprised he had called instead, I was expecting him to show up, raving mad, growling at everyone as he grabbed me and threw me over his shoulder and marched home, amid everyone's surprise and Melissa's pleading. And then when we got home, that was the part I couldn't figure out, I didn't know what was supposed to happen when he brought me home, but I wanted it to be different. I didn't want him to have me give him a bath. I wanted him to give me a bath instead.
But none of that had happened, not even an angry shout or a reproach at me for leaving without his permission . It had been a simple phone call to Melissa followed by a stern warning to never undermine his authority again and to have me back by
