in the forest, where Julien had saved her from falling, where his arms had wrapped around her with this quiet strength which had both reassured an

d run through his entire body in his presence, after having come close to losing his breath in his arms, why was he suddenly disappearing? Elodie felt abandoned, a feeling sh

ain this abrupt change. But nothing. His thoughts were a whirlwind. She found herself thinking about their previous exchanges, the heavy s

ra appeared. She seemed a little calmer, but her gaze remained s

eyes scanning Elodie's face as if she we

ards. "I looked for it this morning. But... he's nowh

s to keep a certain distance, or when he judges that the intensity of the situation is becoming too strong. He leaves you there, and you find yourself askin

t, part of her feeling rejected, the other look

e. » Clara looked down, as if she had just revealed something important. "I warn you, Elodie, if you try to approach him too intensel

he could be so distant, so elusive. "And you think he wante

This is his power. But it's not a power he uses lightly. All of this is more complex than a simple story of seduction. » She sigh

had not yet seen everything about Julien, and that there was more to understand behind this

explanation, without trying to justify

at Julien's influence had disturbed her more than was reasonable. There was no

st further. She knew that if Elodie had made this decision, there was no point in ho

enced these confusing moments. The wind blew gently, as if carrying his thoughts with it. B

or of the house, feeling as if the last trace of Julien was leavin

g in the air. Something heavy, mysterious. Like an invisible thread that still connected them, even if they took the opposite route. Elodie felt that their stor

r and leave such a deep void behind? She wasn't used to being affected like this by someone. And yet, this night, this morning, thi

med lost in her own thoughts. "You know, Clara, you were right. I

iefly, a slight smile touching her l

down her spine. No, it wasn't