Chapter 24
Alexander’s POV The silence of the mansion felt heavier than it ever had before. The moment the car disappeared from the driveway, taking Luna with it, I turned and walked back inside, each step echoing through the empty halls. I had told myself this was for the best. That letting her go was what she needed. But the moment she walked out of my life, something shifted inside me—a hollow, aching emptiness I couldn’t explain. I poured myself a drink, the amber liquid swirling in the glass as I stared out the window of my study. The city skyline loomed in the distance, but it felt as distant as everything else in my life. I hadn’t been honest with her—not about my feelings, not about why I had gone to such lengths to keep her close. But now it didn’t matter. She was gone, and I had no righ
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