Chapter 204 – You Shouldn't Trespass Your Line
She didn't move. Didn't blink. Just sat there coiled and poised, lounging like a throne was built beneath her, scales glinting in candlelight, as if every slither of her body whispered, 'You may approach the queen—if you dare.'
Lux huffed. A quiet, amused exhale, more shadow than sound. He knew this wasn't going anywhere. Not yet. Not the way he wanted it to.
He glanced around—lazy, casual, but every movement calculated like a seasoned thief pretending not to count exits. His gaze brushed across the corners of the room.
Three cameras.
Subtle. High-end. Flush with the gold trim. Probably enchanted. Definitely armed.
And she knew it.
Of course she did.
Lylith didn't leave anything to chance.
But neither did he.
Lux took a step closer, his fingertips grazing the edge of a glass table covered in curated temptation. Velvet boxes, crystal jars, little trays of rings and perfume vials stacked like sins in a boutique cathedral.
