Chapter 480 – Status Symbol
He shrugged. "I attract everyone with my pheromones."
"Cocky."
"Accurate."
And when Lylith reached the aisle and began approaching their row—slow, unbothered, her tail swaying like silk and death—Lux just sighed internally.
She knew what she was doing. Every sway of her scaled hips, every glint of red-gold in her slitted eyes, the way her smile hovered between flirtation and declaration of war. It wasn't vanity. It was calculation. She was showing the room—and Lux in particular—that she wasn't here to bid. She was here to hunt.
And maybe seduce. Probably both.
She passed by their row without breaking eye contact, her tail brushing subtly over the floor just beside Lux's boot. Not touching. Just close enough to leave the scent of danger behind.
Sira didn't move. But her nails tapped the armrest once. Twice. A slow, deliberate beat.
Lux, eyes still on Lylith's disappearing silhouette, exhaled through his nose.
