LOGINThe 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
Then, the mating mark on Olivia’s neck began to glow. It started as a faint shimmer, barely visible, but quickly intensified until it was almost too bright to look at. Elijah’s mark glowed too. I held my breath.The wind grew stronger, the glow more intense. James and I both had to shield our eyes f
Olivia almost rolled her eyes. “Who exactly would I tell, Elijah? It’s not like I have a packed social calendar these days.” She glanced between us. “Besides, I’d like to not spend my life in prison. So at least until I’m free, you’ve got nothing to worry about.”“Thank you,” I said softly.Olivia b
AgnesDawn had barely broken over the horizon when we set out the next morning. Elijah and I had woken early, checked in on a still-sleeping Thea, and met James and Lena in the foyer. James had prepared a backpack full of supplies—ropes, flashlights, water bottles, and energy bars.Richard had been
AgnesElijah lifted the lid of the capsule slowly and carefully, his fingers leaving smudges in the layer of dust that coated the old metal. I leaned in, eager to catch a glimpse of what was inside. James shifted closer too, his notebook forgotten on the ground beside him.But as the lid came off co







