Chapter 375 – Raised by Wolves
"Do you know how crazy this is?" she murmured. "Me. You. This whole mansion full of women who adore you. And me, walking straight into it like I'm not setting myself up for a five-act heartbreak."
Lux tilted his head. "You think this ends with heartbreak?"
"I think you're dangerous."
"I think you like danger."
"I think," she whispered, "I'm going to ruin my reputation."
He didn't flinch.
"Only if you lose."
"And what if I win?"
His eyes glinted.
"Then I'm already yours," he said.
And there it was.
The line.
That damn line.
So smooth. So devilishly sincere. It made her knees tingle and her brain itch.
Mira inhaled through her nose. Her fingers flexed, just a bit.
She could kiss him right now.
Should kiss him.
Would kiss him—
But she didn't.
Not yet.
She stepped back. Smirked. "I'm going to unpack."
"Of course."
"Oh—and if you touch my special tea blends, I'll incinerate your d*ck."
Lux laughed. "Noted."
She paused at the door.
