ELARA I was looking through an old scrapbook I had made in my earlier years when a knock sounded on my door. “Come in…” I called weakly, thinking it was one of the staff coming to clear the table—a tray of good things I hadn't even devoured a quarter of. But it was Julian, a frowning Julian. I dropped the scrapbook, my brows pinching as I took in his countenance. “Jul, what is the problem?” I watched him inhale deeply and exhale, as if he was trying to control himself. And even before he finally spoke, I knew that whatever he wanted to say was related to my pathetic ex-husband and his family. “Shawn is here.” My only reaction was a c**k of my brow. “Should I let him inside? I thought to send him away, let the guards deal with him, but I thought you would want to know…” He wa

