Chapter 25: Foreplay or Corporate Warfare
Chapter 25 – Foreplay or Corporate Warfare
"You pay."
Lux blinked. "Excuse me?"
"You heard me," she said, arms folding neatly under her chest. "All the expenses. Tonight. Everything. How about that?"
Lux’s smirk returned, slow and sharp.
"I don’t mind," he said. "Like I said... my wallet regenerates."
Mira laughed. A real one this time—rich and low, like something cracked open beneath her pride.
"Let’s see about that, Mr. Vaelthorn. Some of my friends have high taste. You might not like it."
"Don’t worry about it," Lux said calmly. "I like being impressed. Or at least, mildly entertained."
With a flick of her tail and a last smug glance at Naomi, Mira turned toward the restaurant’s inner lounge. Her heels tapped like war drums over marble as she walked.
Lux sighed softly. "That one’s going to be a handful."