LIORA'S POV
As I headed toward the door, Elias went to get Silas since Kira followed behind me to make sure I was okay. From the mumbling I heard as I was leaving, he was making up some excuse for our abrupt exit, probably something about a construction emergency or a burst pipe at a site. I didn't care what he said, as long as it got us out of that room. The air in the library atrium had become too hard to breathe.
The ride back was quiet. Nobody wanted to speak. Kira eventually broke the silence, her voice tight with confusion. "Liora, what was all that about? You looked like you saw your own ghost on that balcony. Also what did that Victor guy want from you?” She bombarded me with questions and without letting me answer the first round, she continued. “He was giving me the creeps, I
