Chapter 53: Turning On the Tears
Elias Kane lay sprawled across the king-sized bed in the presidential suite without a shred of dignity, one hand lazily rubbing at the corners of his eyes to ease the dry ache and fatigue that came from binge-watching an entire filmography on double speed. He had spent nearly ten straight hours absorbing every movie and the handful of television projects Seraphina Hale had ever starred in, the screen's glow casting shifting shadows across the luxurious room while the city lights outside the floor-to-ceiling windows burned like distant stars against the night sky.
