"What are you thinking about?" Mason Nightshade noticed Aurelia Shaw wasn't speaking and kissed her forehead.
Thinking she was worried about Balthazar Shaw, he pulled her into his embrace, stroked her hair, and spoke softly as if pacifying a child, "Don't worry, as long as I'm here, nothing will happen."
"Even if something does happen, I've got your back."
Aurelia Shaw tilted her head up and rewarded Mason Nightshade with a kiss on his chin.
Mason Nightshade's eyes deepened.
Aurelia Shaw smiled and said, "Take care of yourself, don't get all worked up."
Mason Nightshade pinched Aurelia Shaw's chin and lifted it, making a "tsk" sound and said, "Before you tell me to take care of myself, make sure you don't tempt me unnecessarily."
"Alright," Aurelia Shaw responded, pretending to leave Mason Nightshade's embrace, "For the time being, it might bother you to live a life of purity and abstinence, maintain some distance from me..."
