Luna Vivian’s silence ended abruptly.
“You disgust me,” she said, her voice sharp. “How dare you covet your sister’s husband?”
The words hit me like a slap. My breath caught in my throat.
A sharp sting bloomed in my chest. “I never—” My voice trembled. “It wasn’t like that—”
But she cut me off with a scoff. “Don’t insult my intelligence, Eleanor. I know what I saw. And if I know, how long do you think it’ll be before your father does? Or the Council?” Her eyes bore into mine. “Do you have any idea what kind of scandal that would ignite?”
My heart thudded violently. I looked down, shame curling around me like smoke. My hands twisted in my lap as if they could hold me together, as if they could wring out the regret I suddenly couldn’t contain.
“I didn’t mean for anything to happen,” I
