Elena’s POV I adjusted the ring light and checked my camera angle one more time. The setup looked good. My apartment living room was tidy enough for the background, and I’d put on a decent amount of makeup to hide the fact that I’d barely slept last night. “Okay,” I muttered to myself. “Let’s do this.” I hit the button to go live. Within seconds, viewers started trickling in. Ten, twenty, fifty. The chat began moving. “Hey everyone,” I said, forcing a smile. “It’s been a while, hasn’t it?” The comments flooded in. We missed you! Queen is back! Elena! Finally! I laughed. “I missed you guys too. Sorry I’ve been MIA lately. Life has been… a lot.” And that was putting it mildly. Between trying to figure out what I was doing with my career, living in this weird arrangement with Adria

