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
My heart ached for him. For all his strength and power, Elijah couldn’t bear to see suffering without wanting to fix it somehow. It was one of the things I loved most about him.“I love you, Agnes,” he said suddenly, turning to look me in the eye. “So much. And I don’t know what I’d do if anything h
AgnesThe forest around us was quiet except for the gentle rustling of the leaves overhead as a breeze wound its way through the trees. Sunlight filtered through the canopy above, casting dappled patterns on the forest floor.It was a beautiful day. Perfect for my first shift in almost a decade.“Ar
“So,” Evelyn said, her fingers running over a bolt of deep burgundy silk, “you want something that makes a statement…”I nodded, moving past the silk to examine a shelf of more unusual materials. “Something regal but also…powerful. Intimidating.”“So not your usual style, then,” Gertrude observed, t
AgnesThe sunrise came early, casting a golden glow over Richard’s territory as Elijah, James, and I set out for our second day of searching.Despite the heavy thoughts that weighed on my mind after last night’s events with Elise, I felt oddly refreshed. Perhaps it was the comfort of falling asleep







