**Throw back to a week ago**
Elara ran away from the penthouse, she knew the guards would follow her so she hid behind some flowers few houses from the penthouse. She saw them zoom past in six cars. Yes, she counted them. When they were out of sight, she booked a ride, still waiting behind the flowers until the ride arrived and she left. While in the cab, she made a hotel reservation in a very poor neighborhood where few people had time for social media. Before she got to the hotel, she withdrew a lot of cash because if she knew Kai well by now, he would restrict her card soon. When she finally got there, she checked in and switched her phones off.
She slept off at the hotel until the next morning. At dawn, she posted a short video discreetly. Careful enough not to give away her locatio
