Chapter 859 – He Binds with Force, You Bind Without It
Lux tilted his head slightly.
Thinking.
Choosing.
"Mutual interest," he said finally.
That answer? Too simple.
Too vague.
Too him.
Yue's eyes narrowed slightly.
"That's not how power works."
"It is for me."
She studied him again, more carefully this time.
Because Kaelmor took power.
Bound it.
Controlled it.
Everything under him bent or broke.
Lux?
He didn't bind her.
He didn't take.
He didn't force.
He… extended.
Offered.
And somehow, that felt more binding than chains.
Her fingers pressed more firmly against the sigil.
"This is dangerous," she murmured.
Not a warning.
An observation.
Lux smiled faintly.
"I know."
No denial.
No hesitation.
Just acceptance.
She let her hand fall slowly.
But her gaze didn't leave him.
"You're not trying to own me," she said.
A statement.
Not a question.
Lux met her eyes.
"No."
A beat.
Then, softer…
"Not like that."
Something shifted in her chest again.
