ELORA

I let out the breath I didn’t know I was holding, leaving the library in a dark mood. I had started my day off happily, hoping I would find comfort in the aged leather-bound tomes this library housed but alas that was not to be so.

"Elora, wait up,” Gael called out, jogging up to catch me. “Are you okay?”

I slowed my steps as I finally remembered that I hadn’t been alone.

"Oh, yes,” I answered after a long minute. “I'll go to my room now. I feel a little tired."

It wasn’t a total lie as Riley had sucked out all the energy I’d gathered from seeing...