Chapter 22

Elara hesitated for a long moment, her thumb hovering over the screen before she finally typed out a message: [Mr. St. Claire, are you still awake?]

The message was sent, but it sank like a stone. She stared at her phone for twenty minutes. No reply.

Yet, his social media feed showed he had posted just a minute ago.

He was online. He was just ignoring her.

Elara wasn't trying to be pushy. But with