I stood there, my anger and frustration boiling over.
"A student has just been kidnapped, and all you care about is Elara?" I demanded, my voice rising in indignation.
Lucian's expression remained calm, but his eyes seemed to bore into my soul.
"Darius won't harm him," he said, his voice steady. "He's not interested in the boy. He's after...someone else."
I scoffed, my anger and fear for Adrian's safety getting the better of me. "Someone else? You mean Elara? Who is she, and why is everyone so obsessed with her?"
Elias stepped forward, his eyes locked onto mine. "Elara is...a special individual. One who possesses certain...abilities. And Darius is willing to go to great lengths to find her."
I felt a surge of confusion and frustration. "Abilities? What kind of abilities? And what doe
