Chapter 294

Cecilia's pov Just as the tension started to fade, the words "Miss Moore "Dropped like a bomb. Luna Regina froze mid-sentence.Everyone behind her stopped cold. No one spoke. No one moved. The weight of that name echoed in the silence. Sebastian was the first to snap out of it. He stepped forward, calm and controlled."Mom." She didn't answer. Instead, she turned and walked straight out of the shaded patio into the blazing sun like she didn't feel a thing. I glanced at Sebastian. Everyone behind us kept trading looks, like they couldn't tell if she'd just snapped or was faking calm. Sebastian leaned toward me. "Let's go. That guide over there looks like he's waiting for us." He took my hand and led me down the gravel path. The rest of the group followed, still stunned into silence. I had no idea if Luna Regina had figured it out and was pretending not to, or if she really was that clueless. But the way her shoulders stiffened, the way she refused to look back? That didn't feel like ignor