Elara didn’t see him for a week.The first few days, she barely left the suite. She paced, binge-watched everything she could find, vented into pillows, then painstakingly put them back before the housekeeper came. She cried until her eyes were raw, laughed until her stomach ached at stupid videos from her childhood. She stayed in like she was in house arrest.By the third day, guilt over missed university lectures won over her fear. She stepped out, expecting him to be waiting in some corner, ready to jump her—but he wasn’t.Not once. Not a shadow, not a glance. His warning had made it seem he was going to keep her locked up forever.The thought shocked her. Even if he had tried to lock her up, why was she staying there obediently when she had the key?On the fourth day, feeling a little daring, she left after ten, lighter in step but cautious. That’s when the receptionist called her."Ms. Vey." She asked carefully, "Your roommate is asking why you are not back yet."Elara came bac
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