Stroke of Genius

Elara said, "I'm not joking with you."

With that, she set her pen down with finality.

It was a while before Livia remembered to breathe again.

That suffocating fear from a moment ago, like a nightmare branded deep in her mind, threatened to drown her all over again.

She instinctively reached out and grabbed Gideon's arm, about to say something, but then she caught sight of his eyes. Behind those g