Chapter 148 – Let Her Play (18+)
They curled around him—shoulders, waist, one slipping beneath the hem of his shirt with shameless ease. Her body moved like it was done pretending she wasn't starving for him.
Lux chuckled low in his throat. "And here I thought we were going to be civil tonight."
She shoved him back against the marble counter.
He went easily.
Still smirking.
Still watching her like she was the one undressing—not him.
Her tentacles slid around his hips, possessive and impatient, tugging his belt loose with practiced grace. Her hands followed—fingers tracing over skin and waistband, her breathing picking up even as she tried to keep it steady.
But nothing about this was steady.
Rava was unraveling.
And he was letting her.
That infuriating, cocky bastard—he wasn't resisting, but he also wasn't giving her control. Not really. He was just letting her pretend to take it. Wearing that grin like it was part of his soul.
