Chapter 1083 – Naked Cat
For one second, neither of them moved.
Then Lux blinked.
"Oh," he said. "You're awake now. Can you—"
Her face exploded red.
Mana roared.
Not intentionally.
Mostly.
A flare of golden power burst from her body, sharp enough to crack the air and burn the edge of the blanket.
Lux vanished.
The bed exploded upward in a ripple of force where he had been.
A heartbeat later, he reappeared beside the bed, barefoot on the carpet, shirt slightly singed at the sleeve, expression deeply offended. "Seriously?"
Runa grabbed the bedsheet and yanked it around her body, clutching it against her chest. Her face burned so hot she felt her cat ears flatten against her hair.
Lux spread one hand. "I just saved you."
Runa pointed at him from inside her stolen bedding fortress. "You—!"
"Yes?"
"You shouldn't take advantage of me!"
Lux stared.
Runa's tail lashed beneath the sheet, betraying her embarrassment so violently she wanted to cut it off.
