The Last Night She Was Herself

Elara Veyne was the kind of girl people remembered-warm, cheerful, and trusting. She had a loving family, loyal friends, and a boyfriend she believed she would spend forever with.

Then there was Lucien Vale.

The quiet boy who spent months trying to get her attention, only to be turned down because Elara already belonged to someone else.

Then Luc was sent away on a dangerous mission.

During his absence, Elara disappeared.

Six months later, she returned alive-but changed.

The cheerful girl everyone knew was gone. Elara became colder, quieter, and distant, refusing to speak about what happened during those missing months. Especially about the man who took her.

Two months after her return, Lucien finally comes home.

He expects to find the girl who once laughed at his attempts to win her over.

Instead, he finds someone he barely recognizes.

"You still remember me?"

Elara pauses.

"Unfortunately."

For the first time in months, something feels familiar.

But Elara isn't the girl Luc left behind.
And the more he tries to uncover what happened to her, the more he realizes that her kidnapping may not have been as simple as everyone believes.