Engaged

Elijah was practically panting as he hurried to meet Greta, anticipation coursing through him at the thought of seeing her. He knocked on her bedroom door, but there was no answer. Frustrated, he turned to a passing servant and asked where she might be.

"She said she was going to Holmes Manor. She received a letter from her mother asking her to dine with them for dinner," the servant explained before hurrying along her way. Elijah felt his shoulders drop at the news. 

He was exhausted, his body begging him to crawl into bed, but the thought of not seeing Greta left him feeling hollow. 

"This is not good. I feel like I'm going crazy," Elijah muttered under his breath. For years, he had managed to hide his feelings for her, but now that he had finally let them out, he felt vulnerable—clingy, even.