Chapter 4

Elara's POV

About ten minutes later, a commotion erupted downstairs.

I went down and saw Julian's friends crowding the living room. They were frantically trying to piece back together the torn book pages, attempting to return them to the shelves, as if restoring those fragments could somehow make everything go back to how it was.

Seeing me appear, several of them spoke at once.

"Elara, Julian almost tore Europe apart looking for you. Don't scare him like that again."

"Next time you're angry, tell us; we'll help you beat him up. Just don't turn off your phone again, Julian really…