Chapter 223

Anna never imagined she'd end up being locked up like this. That day, she thought they were about to have one of their classic verbal spats. She'd even prepped a whole series of savage comebacks over the past ten days, ready to go. But Julian didn't take the bait at all. Instead of giving her the fight she wanted, he just shut her down — completely. She was left sitting there, full of comebacks with nowhere to go, totally thrown off. And things only went downhill from there. She thought Julian saying "you're never leaving" was just another one of his sarcastic remarks. Nope. He meant every word. Now here she was — a living, breathing person — actually locked in a room. Seriously? What was this, the Dark Ages? It's the 21st century, for crying out loud! How could someone be treated like this now? At the very least, she figured she should have a computer. And internet access. Was that too much to ask? Anna made up her mind — if she couldn't leave, she'd at least upgrade her living situat