Nine Hot Therians and Their Only One Queen novel Chapter 946

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With that, Milper turned and started walking. “Since the huntress gave her orders, l’ollow through.

“Come on, lead the way. Show me exactly who took your precious lifesaving star coins.

“Once we get your money back and patch up that wound, if you still want to climb your way up in the world, you’d better behave yourself and wait quietly on the ship.

“If you’d rather not, take your money and get lost.”

Rafael stood exactly where he was, unmoving.

The night wind stirred his thin white shirt, and slowly, he lifted his head. Every trace of fragility and terror had drained completely from that impossibly beautiful face.

Those pale, glasslike eyes stared through the deep darkness, fixed on the closed golden doors of the Executive Department’s banquet hall.

Was Aria genuinely this naive, or was she just pretending to be?

The elaborate scheme he’d worked so hard to construct had just been dismantled with such casual ease, and he hadn’t even gotten the chance to lay eyes on Emma.

Rafael lifted his bleeding hand with lazy indifference and, with something almost seductive and disturbingly unnatural, extended his tongue and licked the blood from his fingertip.

“Well, this just got a lot more interesting.”

Milper had walked several steps ahead before he noticed the absence of footsteps behind him.

He stopped and turned back, fixing a cold sta?

on Rafael, who still stood rooted in place.

“Are you planning to move, or do I need to come drag you along myself?”

Milper’s tone carried a clear warning. “Or maybe you’ve had a change of heart and decided to just walk away right now?”

The instant Milper turned his head to look back, Rafael instantly slipped back into that startled, pitiful, fragile persona.

He obediently tucked his still bleeding hand behind his back, his long lashes fluttering nervously, his thin frame trembling faintly in the night air, looking every bit like a frightened fawn ready to bolt at the slightest provocation.

“I’m… I’m sorry, Mr. Milper.”

Rafael kept his eyes downcast, his clear voice once again laced with just the right amount of fear and submission.

“I… my legs went a little weak for a moment there. I’m coming with you now. I apologize for the trouble.”

As he spoke, he shuffled forward awkwardly, stumbling toward Milper, even tripping slightly in his haste, which only made him look more pitiful and disheveled.

Milper narrowed his eyes slightly, scanning Rafael up and down once more with sharp scrutiny.

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Chapter 946 Lead the Way

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He found nothing out of place.

Aside from that startlingly beautiful face, this silver–haired male radiated nothing but the typical timidity and insecurity of someone from a lowly, backwater star system, not even daring to push back against the insults he’d just endured.

Milper let out a quiet, dismissive snort and said nothing further.

Inside the banquet hall, Silas leaned down slightly, speaking quietly to Emma. “Emy, do you find gatherings like this a little tedious?”

She lifted her gaze to meet his warm, deep blue eyes and shook her head gently. “It’s not really boredom. It’s just… having this many people watching me makes me feel a little out of my element.”

The whole ordeal with Helsing had scared off most people from approaching her directly, sure.

But those lingering, curious glances still drifting her way from every direction made Emma feet like some rare creature on display. for public viewing.

Just as she finished speaking, Aria’s bright, cheerful voice rang out nearby.

“Emma!”

The moment Emma heard that familiar voice, her eyes lit up, and she instinctively turned toward the sound.

The instant Aria stepped into the hall, she’d zeroed in on Emma within the crowd without any difficulty.

That made sense, given how few females attended events like this, and given how utterly striking Emma happened to be.

“Emma, sorry I’m running a little late.”

Aria hurried over and slipped her arm through Emma’s with easy familiarity.

“Did something happen?” Emma asked, studying her.

Aria was always punctual.

Showing up late like this meant something had definitely held her up along the way.

She shot a quick glance at Silas.

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Seeing him watching them with that faint, knowing smile, Aria hunched her shoulders guiltily, like she’d been caught in the act. Just as she opened her mouth to explain, Silas‘ device buzzed.

Silas glanced at the name flashing on his screen, and his brow furrowed instantly.

Emma rarely saw Silas frown like that.

He was sharp enough that nothing seemed to trouble him, yet his brow had knotted into a deep crease. This call had to be important.

A crowded banquet hall clearly wasn’t the place to take an urgent call.

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