But lately, the lines were blurring.
She couldn't get the story out of her head.
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The room was empty.
He sat in the shadows, his eyes reflecting the blue light of the city outside. He looked like a man who had given everything he had just to be in the room. He looked like a man named Julian.
He clicked the next page. The door to the apartment clicked shut behind him, though there was no wind. The story continued.
Elias stopped. He didn't walk away. He turned back to Elara, his eyes wide, terrified. “I can see you,” he said, looking straight through the page. “I know you’re watching, Julian.”