Chapter 379 – Not Innocent (18+)
He let her fingers slip from his mouth with a faint pop, then kissed her wrist.
"But say it," he murmured again, almost begging. "Please."
Her lips trembled.
She stared into those eyes—still greedy, still burning—but now… searching.
And something inside her broke. Or maybe bloomed. She couldn't tell the difference anymore.
Then—softly, quietly, like a truth that had been waiting for too long—
"I love you, Lux."
He inhaled like he hadn't been breathing until now. Then he crushed her to him, hands gripping her hips like she was gold, like she was treasure, like she was everything he'd never deserved.
"Again," he begged.
She laughed, watery, breathless.
"You're so greedy."
"I'm the Prince of Greed," he growled into her neck. "Of course I am."
And then he kissed her again—hard. Deep. Wild.
And this time?
She didn't just moan.
She melted.
