Chapter 123 – You Saw Nothing
Lux stopped just before it.
He turned back.
Just once.
Glanced behind him.
The courtyard wasn't visible anymore—too many layers of barrier and space-folding rooms between here and there. But he still looked. Like he could feel her presence lingering in the walls.
"Mess up your mind, huh…" he murmured.
The words hit again.
He didn't know whether to laugh or scream.
Because the truth was—she messed up his too.
Not with just the kiss.
But with the way she looked at him.
That expression. The one that was soft and conflicted and brave all at once.
The kind of look people gave before they did something reckless. Or honest.
And he'd seen a lot of reckless looks in his life.
But never one like that.
Never from her.
He turned back to the gate and reached out. The golden wires responded to his touch, recognizing the infernal signature in his blood. The system flickered once.
[Outbound Gate Stabilizing – Target Realm: Mortal]
