Chapter 81 The Shadows He Left Behind

• Luna's POV
• I told myself I was fine. I told myself yesterday’s encounter with Leo was just a ripple, not a wave. But when I woke up this morning, there was a heaviness in my chest I couldn’t name.
• The studio was supposed to be my safe place. My refuge. The place where paint, light, and silence worked together to keep me sane. So I went there early, determined to drown myself in work until my mind stopped drifting to him.