Chapter 1191 – Not a Disaster Star [Part 5]
The woman stared at him, stunned.
Lux offered her his most charming smile. It would have been considerably more effective if his lip weren't bleeding and his coat didn't look as though he'd been dragged through a battlefield. Still… Presentation mattered. Even during an apocalypse.
"Well, my lady." He extended his hand toward her. "We need to go."
Behind him, another crack spread across the pillar. Lux glanced at the collapsing ceiling. Then he grinned. "This place is a mess."
Aurelia looked at his hand.
For a moment, she remembered another man extending his hand to her. A smiling king. And a prison disguised as paradise. Her fingers trembled.
Lux noticed. His expression softened slightly. "Don't worry." He kept his hand extended. "I'm not offering you another bargain."
Aurelia slowly looked up.
Lux's grin returned. "I'm offering you a way out."
Behind him, Kaelmor stirred beneath the rubble.
