Elara spent the next few days in a fog. The encounter at her old apartment with Damien had left her physically sore and emotionally drained. She moved through her routines like a ghost — filming long solo videos at the penthouse, editing them carefully to hide the bruises with makeup and good lighting, and posting content that showed a happy, devoted girlfriend missing her touring boyfriend. She sometimes replied fans and made more videos for some fans who begged for it. Anything to make the fan base grow. She constantly texted Kai to tell him how much she missed him because she did. At least, with him around, Damien was scarce and even though Kai f****d her too mercilessly, he was her boyfriend and still took care of her. Damien on the other hand was a psychopath in his full glory. Her

