INICIAR SESIÓNThe crowd continued to applaud as Thea took one final bow before exiting the stage. The moment she was out of sight, Elijah grabbed my hand.“Come on,” he said, already pulling me toward the aisle. “Let’s get backstage before everyone else.”We made our way through the crowd, accepting congratulatio
AgnesEight years had passed by.The concert hall was packed to capacity, not a single empty seat in sight. My spine ached like hell from sitting on the hard wooden chair for the past two hours, and my pregnant belly made it impossible to find a comfortable position. Elijah kept rubbing his neck and
“Mom?” Thea’s voice called. “Everyone’s waiting. Are you ready?”I took one last look in the mirror, adjusted the mask slightly, and turned toward the door.“Ready,” I said, opening it to find my daughter standing there in a midnight blue dress that she had designed herself. Her own mask, shaped lik
AgnesOne year later.I stood in front of my mirror, hardly recognizing the woman staring back at me. Two years. It had been two years since I met Elijah—not counting that foggy night we conceived Thea seven years before that, a night neither of us could fully remember thanks to whatever drugs had b
Initially, I resisted. The thought of sharing my pain with a stranger when I had spent so many years being treated like a madwoman for my trauma scared the hell out of me. But Elijah was persistent, reminding me that we all carried burdens that were too heavy to bear alone.And so, twice a week, we
AgnesThe weeks following the destruction of the Lunaris Stone passed in a blur.Elemental Enterprises, of course, was immediately shut down by the authorities. Every known international law enforcement agency descended on Richard’s territory, working alongside Richard and us to document the crimes
AgnesThe dim blue glow of the stone had flickered once, twice, then went out completely. The pool went still and silent, and when both James and I called out, Elijah didn’t surface.“I’m going after him.”Without hesitation, James stripped off his jacket and dove in headfirst. The splash echoed thr
AgnesThe drive to the highest vista in Silvermoon was quiet. James drove with Elijah riding shotgun, while I sat in the back with Olivia. The silence was thick enough to cut with a knife.I kept stealing glances at Olivia, trying to read her face in the dim glow of passing streetlights. She didn’t
The final leg of our journey took us along the ridge, a narrow path that hugged the cliffside. The sound of the waterfall grew louder as we approached. It was stunning.Water cascaded down from above, falling at least fifty feet into a clear pool below. Mist rose from where the water met the pool, c
“Mommy! Daddy!” Thea shrieked, racing down the steps in her bare feet.I was out of the car before James had even fully stopped, dropping to my knees to catch Thea as she launched herself into my arms. I held her tight, burying my face in her hair and breathing in her sweet scent.“I missed you so m







