Austin's words hit Lena like a punch to the gut. Every line landed exactly where it hurt most, like Austin had studied her insecurities in advance.
Lena had spent years dreaming of becoming Kaius's Luna.
She'd played the loyal best friend, the patient " sister figure," always waiting in the wings for him to finally see her as more. But he never had. Not once.
If Kaius had ever been interested, she wouldn't still be fighting off every woman who got too close. She'd already be his Luna, the one in the headlines and high society columns, not the one watching from the sidelines.
Austin saw through her game from day one. And now that Lena had gone behind her back with her little spy network, Austin felt no reason to hold back.
Austin's eyes went cold. Her voice dropped to a whi
