#Chapter 37: The Intern

Agnes As I left the studio that evening, Elijah was waiting for me by the door. He didn’t say a word, but his eyes held a quiet approval, and something more—a connection we hadn’t yet defined. Without thinking, I stepped toward him, feeling the shift between us. Our tension was broken by Katy barreling out of the office after me, her face flushed with excitement. She caught sight of Elijah and quickly waved. “She was amazing, Elijah! She really was!” Elijah’s lips curved into a small smile, but his eyes never left mine. “I knew she would be.” There was something in the way he said it, his voice low and steady, that sent a shiver down my spine. It wasn’t just the words—it was the way he looked at me, as if he saw something in me that I couldn’t quite see in myself. The tension between us crackled, unspoken but undeniably there. Katy, oblivious to the weight of the moment, gave me a quick hug before darting back into the office, leaving Eli