A sudden knock echoed from the door, sharp and urgent, breaking the eerie silence of the night. Ezra immediately sprang to his feet, his heart racing with anticipation. He hurried to the door, cager to see who it was.
When he opened it, his breath caught in his throat. There she was–the one he’d been longing for, the person who had haunted his thoughts day and night.
It was Shermaine.
She stood at the threshold, her soft face lifting to meet his gaze, a faint, gentle smile playing on her lips.
“Shermaine,” Ezra whispered, his eyes brimming with tears. Without thinking, he reached out and pulled her into a tight embrace. The weight in his chest lifted, as if a missing piece of himself had finally been restored. For the first time in what felt like forever, a smile tugged at the corners of his lips, a smile that hadn’t graced his face in weeks.
But just as he was savoring the moment, he heard her voice–sweet and playful. “Ezra, let me in first.”
The smile on his face froze, and without thinking, he quickly pulled away. The haze that clouded his vision slowly began to clear. As his surroundings came into focus, a jolt of realization struck him.
It wasn’t Shermaine.
It was Melanie.
He’d been so desperate for Shermaine that his exhausted mind had mistaken Melanie for her.
Author Trophies