Perhaps she was kidnapped by people she has offended.

I hadn't looked in that direction all this while. I had always thought it could be from Xavier's side.

“And_” Elixir stopped suddenly and looked up at me.

“What's it? Tell me!” I demanded.

Elixir hesitated. “I'm sorry but I don't know if you are supposed to know this. I'm the only one that knows. I didn't want it spreading around was why I never talked about it.”

I was anxious. “Tell me!”

She took a step closer as if she was scared that someone else might hear us.

“I couldn't sleep that night. So, I decided to stroll around. Then,...