As soon as Luna Evelyn asked to speak with me in private, the whole atmosphere changed. I wasn’t the only one who felt it.
Lucas stepped forward first, his face tense. “Why does it need to be private?”
Liam jumped in too. “Yeah. If this is about Hazel, then we should be part of the conversation.”
But Luna Evelyn gave them a look that made it clear she wasn’t going to back down. It was the same look she used when ordering people around like chess pieces.
“This is between Hazel and me,” she said, her voice steady but sharp.
Levi narrowed his eyes at her. “Why now? What’s so urgent?”
“I have my reasons,” she replied, her tone smooth but cold. “You’ve all had your say. Now I want to hear from her.”
The tension was so thick, I could practically feel it pressing down on me.
I reached for Levi’s hand and gave it a small squeeze. “It’s okay. I can handle this.”
He looked at me for a moment, clearly not loving the idea, but in the end, he gave me a short nod.
