Agnes & Elijah
Agnes
We moved from the ballroom at the gala to the auction hall for the next part of the gala—the auction. I took in the elegant surroundings, the polished floors and glittering chandeliers, feeling a bit more relaxed now that Elijah had solidified my place at his side to everyone. We settled into seats a few rows from the podium and waited for the auction to start.
I glanced toward a group of shifters laughing and my breath caught in my throat when my gaze landed on a face I hadn’t seen in years.
It was as though time stopped. The world around me blurred, and all I could see was him.
Mason. My first love.
The man who had been my everything back in college, and who had disappeared without a trace, leaving a hollow ache in my chest that had never truly
