I already understood why Valery believed Lucian had something to do with her disappearance or whatever had happened to her. You could assume a lot of things seeing that frightened girl on the recording, but it was easy to connect her behavior to Lucian when you remembered that one of the things he inspired was fear, and not even intentionally. His posture, his dictatorial voice, his confidence, his family's fame, his ability to get what he wanted, everything about him made you see him as a person you couldn't challenge, a person superior to anyone. A person with a dark side.
Had June been afraid of Lucian perhaps?
“What did Lucian do when she disappeared? “I asked.
“Nothing," Valery snorted. The next day he attended all his classes normally. And he was never affected or worried, he walk
