Nyx's Pov

After that day that I saw Kiera in Cole’s bed, every step I took inside the fortress felt heavier.

I had to move carefully. One wrong word, one wrong look, and everything I had seen would come crashing down on me.

Cole’s eyes followed me sometimes, sharp, suspicious. He didn’t even try to hide it. Every time he looked at me like that, my stomach twisted, but I forced my face to stay calm. I acted like I didn’t notice. Like I was still the broken Luna they thought I was. But inside, I held the truth like a knife. One day, I would use it.

I didn't...