Chapter 1051 – Too Much
Adrian walked ahead.
A steady pace that belonged to a man who refused to show weakness even after his house had been invaded by a demon prince, his stalled project had been repaired before tea cooled, and his wife had been left in a room with an infernal revenge secretary who apparently specialized in hostile correspondence.
Lux walked beside Naomi.
That was the detail Adrian hated noticing.
Not because they were touching. They were not even holding hands now. The corridor was wide enough for three, and Naomi walked between the world she was born into and the world she had chosen.
But her shoulders were different.
Looser.
Her steps lighter.
Even after everything that had happened in the project room, even after his mistake… no, not mistake, Adrian corrected himself bitterly, his exposed belief, Naomi looked more alive beside Lux Vaelthorn than she had looked in this house for years.
Adrian stole another glance.
At Lux first.
The man looked calm.
