Chapter 652 – The Real Him
"Not the whole time," Lux said, like that made it better. "I'll bounce between realms. You know. Business. Pleasure. War. More business. But yes, I'll have a base here. So I thought… why not buy a few companies to play around with?"
He leaned in, real slow. His voice dropped, darker than the red-gold glint in his eyes. "I told you before, Ely. I could take this mortal realm if I wanted to."
Her heart skipped. Just once. It didn't flutter or panic… it stopped. For a fraction of a second, like her body needed to recalibrate the weight of that statement.
Lux's smirk deepened. "So, a few media corporations? Nothing."
Ely sat back in her chair. The breeze from the nearby window caught the edges of her hair, slipping strands of pale blonde across her cheek. Her fingers tightened around her glass.
She wasn't afraid.
She was aware.
Of who sat across from her. What he could do. What he was.
