Maria’s POV
“Elias Moreno. You must be Lucia.”
I stared at his outstretched hand, frozen in place, my body refusing to move, my mind refusing to believe. This couldn’t be real. Elias couldn’t possibly be standing in front of me right now. I had to be hallucinating, or dreaming, maybe. Maybe I missed him so much that I’d started seeing things.
But none of that was true. He was right here, standing in front of me. And the worst part?
He didn’t even know it was me.
“Hi. Yeah, she’s Lucia. I’m Anna,” Anna said brightly, stepping forward to shake his hand.
Elias shifted his gaze to her, his eyes flicking between their joined hands and her beaming face. Anna held his hand for far too long, and I could feel my irritation bubbling. I almost laughed at myself, Elias didn’t even recognize me a
