Veer fluttered his eyelashes slightly, adopting an impossibly soft, dramatically coy tone that was completely at odds with his terrifying, lethal nature.
"Wife~" Veer purred, dragging the syllable out with an exaggerated, honey-sweet pout.
Kaya's eyes snapped open. A full-body shudder violently rippled down her spine, raising the goosebumps on her arms. She stared at the towering apex predator, her face twisting into an expression of profound, unfiltered horror.
"Have you gone completely crazy?" Kaya demanded, dropping her book onto the cushions. She rubbed her arms, trying to shake off the visceral cringe. "Talk normally. You sound like a concubine from a bad historical drama."
Veer let out a dramatic, theatrical sigh, entirely ignoring her disgust. He rolled onto his back, throwing one heavy arm over his eyes as if he were a maiden suffering from a tragic fainting spell.
