The Price of Someday

The auction house smelled of polished wood and old money. Crystal chandeliers hung low, scattering light over velvet chairs and marble floors. Quiet murmurs filled the room. Guests sipped champagne and flicked through catalogs, each one more expensive than most families’ yearly income. The air was thick with wealth, with control, with ambition.

Sylvie sat beside Evander in the third row. Her emer