Chapter 200

After the awkward handshake, Leo took a seat next to me.

Throughout the meal, the conversation was tense,

Leo and Marcus exchanged words that seemed polite on the surface but were laced with hidden meanings, verbal fireworks disguised as pleasantries Yet, despite the friction between them, Leo never neglected me.

His voice softened every time he spoke to me, his words gentle, as if to remind me of his affection.

per felt endless.

I could sense how deliberate Leo was being-his actions, his tone, everything seemed too calculated, too perfect.

By the time we finished, I was mentally exhausted.

Marcus left, his departure polite yet curt, and Leo and I stood outside the restaurant in silence for what felt like an eternity.

As we waited for the car, I could feel the weight of the evening hanging between us, unspoken yet heavy.

Finally, the driver pulled up, and as we climbed into the backseat, Leo's composure began to crack.

The silence in the car was oppressive.

I knew Leo was holding something back.

It wasn't long before he turned to me, his voice filled with restrained frustration.

"So, this is the friend you came to meet in Karnata?" he sneered.

sighed, knowing what was

have nothing with him, Leo," I said, keeping my

looking

L

clearly wants more. Even knowing you're my Luna, he hasn't given up." His words were sharp, but he didn't raise his voice. Instead,

respond. I had expected anger, but instead,

me, his

Luna. No one can take that away from

we reached the hotel, I went straight to the bathroom for

in the living area,

in mind. Everything about it was perfect for two people, but the room felt colder than

confidant, and asked

with the documents on the

caught his attention-my permanent residency permit for Karnata. Chapter

slightly as he picked it

his phone buzzed. Panther had

as he read, his expression

only did when he was

green smoke curled into the air, a visual representation of the tension building inside

silence, I

word, he had discovered that I had been planning things he wasn't aware

passport, and even purchased a

perfect place to settle

glaring absence

wasn't part of it. In all those plans I had made for a life in Karnata, there was no place for

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