Chapter 139 – I'm Better When I'm Wild
Another item floated up.
A cursed puppet.
Mira hummed, bored.
Elyndra flipped her hair again.
Rava just quietly ordered another drink.
Lux? He leaned back, the royal eyes still buzzing against the back of his neck, the smell of old perfume, burning incense, and power soaking the room.
[System Alert: Duchess Merelain increased scanning. Heart rate: Accelerated.]
[Duke Albrecht is currently considering whether to sabotage your drink. (Unlikely to succeed.)]
[Investor-Class Lord Cendric attempting to confirm your surname via illegal aura profiling.]
Lux smiled wider. 'Get in line.'
He sipped slowly.
Still not bidding.
Still not interested.
Still completely unbothered.
Because this wasn't his show.
Not yet.
But the moment it became his?
They'd remember who he was.
Or at least—
Who they shouldn't have messed with.
