Chapter 1033 – Greed. Lust. Trauma.
Lux opened his eyes.
For one second, he did not move.
He only stared upward.
Ceiling.
Painted dark wood. Elegant carved patterns. Soft ward-light glimmering faintly along the corners like lazy gold veins.
His mansion ceiling.
Not nothingness.
Lux blinked once.
Then slowly turned his head.
Naomi was beside him.
Still asleep.
And yes.
He had done it again.
The hugging thing.
His arm was wrapped around her waist, one wing half-draped over her like an overly dramatic blanket, his tail loosely curled near her leg. His body had practically attached itself to hers with the stubbornness of someone who would rather argue with universal law than admit he was clingy after intimacy.
Lux stared at his own arm. Then at Naomi's peaceful face. "Wonderful."
His voice was barely a murmur.
Naomi did not wake.
