Chapter 15

"Midway upon the journey of our life, I found myself within a forest dark, for the straightforward pathway had been lost."

-Dante Alighieri, The Divine Comedy

"Cosy. I had no idea that you lived in such a shithole, Maxine. I thought that being the prince's mistress came with some advantages," Zachary mocked me, looking around my crappy flat. I lifted my hand, tapping my finger into my head as a reminder for tomorrow. I needed to call my landlady and ask her to fix the damn lights. Also the glass in the window was cracked. Some teenager from the council estate threw a stone when I told him to shut his dirty human mouth. Yes, my flat was a real rathole.

My head was spinning and I hated myself that I couldn't stop telling Paul to pour me more. All my rent money was gone. I was broke again.