*Esmerelda*

It was as if the whole room fell away when I saw Elijah standing in the corner. He was almost completely hidden to the point where I wondered if anyone else in the room noticed him. He was hidden by shadows, but his violet eyes were burning brightly. They were the part of him that made me certain he wasn’t a figment of my imagination.

I stood abruptly from the table, determined to catch Elijah this time. Just as before, as soon as I moved, so did he. I seemed to ...