His Auction, My Agony

Summary

My parents' legacy—a pair of heirloom lockets they’d sworn never to part with—suddenly appeared on the auction block at the May Day charity gala.

But no matter how high I bid, Adrian Rhames's childhood sweetheart, Chloe, always went a hundred dollars higher. It was the hundredth time she had so blatantly tried to snatch something of mine away.

Adrian, however, was unfazed. "They're just trinkets, Max. It's Chloe's birthday. She likes them, so just let her have them."

A bitter laugh escaped my lips. With newfound resolve, I called the final price, an exorbitant bid that silenced the room.