Zeke Veridian unconsciously clenched his fists, his fingertips turning slightly white.
In the distance, the suggestive sway of the fox tail mixed with a female's sweet, languid pants, startling the Strix resting atop the treetops into flight.
He thought he could ignore Luna Sutton as usual, not caring at all.
But at this moment, it was as if his feet were nailed to the ground—he simply couldn't move.
"Hmph, a fox's true nature—loose, just as expected."
He muttered under his breath, a flash of displeasure crossing his emerald green eyes.
Even he couldn't tell if this annoyance came from Kian Sterling's "fox instincts," or from Luna Sutton actually with Kian Sterling…
He shook his head, trying to brush aside these messy thoughts.
He turned, about to leave.
"Splash..."
The water of the hot spring suddenly surged as Kian Sterling's nine fox tails wrapped Luna Sutton into a cocoon of snowy white.
