Viya's POV
The revelation froze me momentarily, my face stiffening as I processed her words. The temperature in the room seemed to drop several degrees.
"I see," I finally managed, my voice carefully neutral despite the sudden hollowness in my chest.
So that's how it was.
My relationship with Caesar—whatever it had become—was even more illicit than I'd realized. Their professional interactions suddenly made sense in a new context.
I had completely misunderstood their relationship from the beginning.
No wonder Amber was here on the festival night. She was here as Caesar's future Luna.
Before Amber could say more, Luna Margaret descended the stairs, her voice dripping with warmth that had never been directed at me. "Amber, dear, when did you arrive? You should have had
