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.

knowing

I said, keeping my voice steady.

looking straight

L

clearly wants more. Even knowing you're my Luna, he hasn't given up." His words were sharp,

anger, but

at me,

said quietly. "You're my Luna. No one can take

for a shower, hoping

stayed in the living

in mind. Everything about it was perfect for

confidant, and asked

fiddled with the documents on

fell on one that caught his attention-my

it up, saying nothing, just staring at

later, his phone buzzed. Panther had sent him

it, and as he read,

cigarette, something he only did when

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

silence, I could

word, he had discovered that I had been planning things

gotten a passport, and even purchased

in a home-a perfect place to settle

there was one glaring

part of it. In all those plans I had made for a

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