Knowing Julian was also in the city, Evander tightened security at their home. It wasn't impossible for Julian to have tracked them down. But what truly puzzled him was how Hazel had saved Elena.
"Do you know her?" Elena asked when Evander inquired about Hazel.
Evander hesitated, unsure how to answer, but for some reason, his head shook involuntarily.
"I just want to know how she helped you that day," Evander said.
Elena fell silent, remembering what happened when Julian abducted her.
"Julian took me in a car, I couldn't scream because he kept muffling my mouth with a cloth," Elena recounted. "But then, suddenly, there was a gunshot, and the car swerved and hit the guardrail. Julian even cursed and pulled a firearm from inside his jacket, he thought it was you," she explained, looking
