Elena's POVI had been looking at the same page of the same book for forty minutes.I hadn't read a single word.I closed it, placed it on the nightstand, and stared at the ceiling. The room was silent; the kind of silence that has texture, that presses against your ears and makes the inside of your head sound considerably louder in comparison.I had arrived home, changed my clothes, and told the staff I didn't want to be disturbed. Then I had gotten into bed at two in the afternoon like someone twice my age and tried, unsuccessfully, to convince myself that I was okay.It wasn't right.But I was Elena Whitmore, so I was going to stay there, feeling unwell in complete privacy, until I had recovered enough to offer something more useful to the world.I covered myself with the duvet and closed my eyes.The elevator returned immediately. It always did when I stopped moving long enough to allow it.– – –It all began with a sound: a deep, mechanical groan somewhere above us, the kind buil
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