Chapter 270 – Half-naked Disaster Magnet
"I'll be back," she announced to her staff.
And she dove in.
The water embraced her instantly, cool and sharp, sliding across her skin like glass. For a moment, she was just Elyndra again—not Vireleth the boardroom strategist, not Rava and Naomi's friend, not the woman babysitting a half-naked disaster magnet. Just a body in water, moving toward him.
She surfaced right beside him, wet hair streaming down her back.
"Oh," Lux said, smiling like he'd been expecting her all along. "You join me at last."
"Yes," Ely replied, brushing her hair back, trying not to shiver under his gaze. "Because you make that face again."
He tilted his head. "What face?"
"That lonely face," she said softly. "Like you're innocent… when you're not."
Lux's smirk softened. He leaned slightly closer, voice teasing but edged with something warmer. "So… you came to heal me?"
He spread his arms out, mock-ceremonial. "I'm ready."
