Chapter 37 Unspoken Truth

• Days passed, and Celeste avoided Lucian at every turn. If he entered a room, she found a reason to leave. If their paths crossed, she kept conversations short, never meeting his gaze for too long. It wasn’t that she regretted that night—but letting him in, even for a moment, had left her feeling exposed.
• Lucian didn’t push, but he didn’t back off either. He watched her, always present, making it clear that he wasn’t fooled by her avoidance.
• Rowan and Rafael noticed. They weren’t blind to the shift in energy between the two. Rowan, usually oblivious to emotions, had started paying attention. Rafael, always perceptive, merely smirked when he caught Celeste looking at Lucian a second too long.