Beauty's relief quickly turned into anger as she gestured to the bed, where the crumpled note lay like a slap in the face.

"What's this, Bruno?" she demanded, holding it up with a trembling hand. "You left me a note and just disappeared."

She dried her face with her palms, putting on a serious expression.

Bruno blinked, his mouth opening and closing like a fish as he struggled to keep up.

"Wait, what? I didn't-"

"You didn't leave this?" she snapped, waving the ...