Chapter 808 – Bad Girls Don't Get to be on Top
Her lips curved.
"You're rushing—"
Lux moved.
Fast.
His hand caught both of hers in one motion, pressing them down, pinning them just enough to make a point without hurting her.
"No."
One word.
Low.
Final.
Not loud.
Didn't need to be.
The air itself seemed to tighten around it.
[Incubus Pheromones: 72% -> 81% -> 90%]
Lux blinked.
Wait.
What?
It climbed on its own.
No trigger.
No command.
No activation.
Just…
Rising.
His jaw tightened slightly.
A part of him, the sharp, logical part, hated that.
Hated losing control.
Hated variables he didn't initiate.
Hated systems moving without his permission.
But the other part?
The newer part?
The one wrapped in heat and instinct and something dangerously close to hunger…
Yeah.
That part thrived.
His grip tightened slightly around her wrists, not painful, just firm enough to remind her who was leading now.
