Chapter 57 – Obsession and Power
The car went quiet.
Outside, the city was starting to shift. Morning shadows melting into midday light. People running to brunch spots. Drivers honking. But inside the car? Time crawled.
"I offer obsession," Lux said. "Power. The kind of bond that makes people change their lives. I'll give everything they want. But I don't promise fairytales."
Rava looked at him.
And for the first time, she didn't have a comeback.
Didn't have a sarcastic quip.
Didn't have a jab to knock his ego down a peg.
Because that was honest.
And brutal.
And something she wasn't ready to admit she might actually want.
She shifted in her seat, legs crossing again, trying to disguise how tightly her thighs pressed together now. Her fingers curled in her lap. Eyes still on him.
"Are you always this intense?" she asked, voice soft.
"Only when I mean it."
She stared.
He stared back.
And gods, she wanted to kiss him.
Not because he was beautiful.
