Chapter 852 – That's a Gamble
"I guess I will trust you. For now," she said.
The words left her mouth steady. Controlled. Measured.
But inside, nothing about her felt steady.
Her dragon power receded first. Not all at once. Not dramatically. It simply stopped coiling like it was about to detonate and instead hovered beneath her skin, quiet and restrained. Dangerous still. Always dangerous. But no longer pointed at his heart.
She released her grip from his back.
Slowly.
Carefully.
As if pulling her hands away from something volatile.
Lux didn't.
That was the first thing she noticed.
He didn't let go.
His arms remained around her, loose but deliberate, his body still warm against hers, skin to fabric, breath brushing against her cheek.
She looked up at him.
"What?" she asked.
It was supposed to sound sharp.
Commanding.
But there was something beneath it, something she didn't want to name.
