Chapter 215 – The Audacity
That stung a little. Mira hadn't even kissed him and she already wasn't sure she could pull away. And now he was saying the real danger came after the bond.
She sipped her water to cool the heat in her throat.
Then asked, too quietly. "Would you want someone like me?"
Lux blinked.
His expression didn't change, but his eyes darkened just a fraction. Sharper. Brighter.
"You're smart. Rich. Insufferably beautiful. You just kicked a demon to death in heels and summoned military-grade mana weapons from your thighs."
She blinked.
He grinned slowly.
"Yes. I would want someone like you."
Mira's pulse kicked.
She looked away.
Gods, what was she doing.
The check came like a lifeline.
She snatched it before he could.
He raised an eyebrow. "Really?"
"My treat."
"You just helped me. At least, let me pay."
"Still my treat."
Lux raised his hands in mock surrender, but he looked amused again. The kind of amused that held back something else.
Admiration.
