Chapter 83

The Elysian Hotel exploded in popularity. To be precise, Emma went viral online-again. Someone had caught a video of her decking a creepy guy and posted it. At first, people were just impressed by her looks and slick moves. Then, fans started recognizing her identity. Before long, the clip was trending everywhere. It even made its way to international sites, sparking a wave of fascination with martial arts. Fans swarmed the Elysian Hotel that night. The buzz online and offline was overwhelming. Back at the Fletcher residence- Bess was pacing nervously. "Jared, you need to go and bring Emma back. Yeah, she practiced some self-defense, but she's still a girl. There's a whole crowd out there swarming that hotel-I can't help but worry! If she'd left like usual, I wouldn't be this anxious, but did you see her earlier? I'm seriously scared something might happen!" Jared looked like a wall of ice. Not a flicker of emotion in those dark eyes. "I'll call Uncle Sullivan. He's near the hotel-he c