Zev stormed out of the room, his mind racing. He couldn’t believe what he had just heard—Vanessa dumping goo on Thalia? His anger simmered beneath the surface as he made his way through the school halls, determined to find her and make sure she was okay.
As he rounded the corner, he unexpectedly bumped into someone. Vanessa.
"Zev!" Vanessa exclaimed, her face lighting up with a smirk. She quickly regained her balance, her gaze flickering with amusement as she stepped closer to him. “I’ve been looking for you.”
Zev’s jaw clenched, his eyes narrowing. “You’ve got to be kidding me,” he muttered, barely able to hide his disdain.
“What’s wrong?” Vanessa asked, her tone dripping with fake innocence. “You look upset.”
Zev gave her a hard look, his patience already thin. “You know exactly wh
