The days that followed blurred together in a haze of stilted conversations and careful distances. Luna found herself watching Grayson like a stranger, analyzing every gesture for signs of deception. He, in turn, treated her with the same polite formality he showed his business associates—kind but distant, protective but removed.

Three days after Detective Roberts' visit, Marcus knocked on Luna's suite door with his usual precise timing.

"Mrs. Vaughn? Mr. Vaughn requests your presence in ...