Mason Nightshade's gaze was very dark, especially in the night, truly like a wolf's eyes.

Aurelia Shaw wasn't afraid of him like this.

She grabbed Mason's hair and tugged upwards, trying to make him move away.

But the man seemed oblivious to the pain, the harder she tugged, the more he pressed downward.

"You're seducing me," Mason said softly, his gaze heavy, eyes locked on Aurelia, his tone affirmative.

Aurelia paused.

She didn't expect Mason to suddenly say such a thing.

Was she seducing him?

Aurelia thought about it and then suddenly laughed.

She was indeed seducing him.

Purposefully setting him on fire, but not giving him anything.

"Even if I am, so what?" Aurelia raised an arrogant brow and looked at Mason.

This arrogant and capricious little face made Mason's heart race wildly, his lips pressed down hard again, a low growl emerged from his throat, "I'm going to eat you up!"

"Meow!"

Aurelia hadn't moved yet, when suddenly a startled cat's cry rang out.

In the heat of the moment, neither noticed that Aurelia was still holding... a cat.

As Mason pressed down, he directly crushed the cat beneath him, before he could react, pain shot through his hand, the fur-raising cat's claws were upright, eyes glowing ominously in the darkness filled with hostility toward him.

Mason: "..."

Aurelia: "..."

"Pfft," a light laugh sounded.

Aurelia pushed the rigid Mason off her, laughing so hard on the sofa she bent double.

For the first time seeing Mason looking like he wanted to kill.

No, no, he wanted to kill the cat.

Mason shot a furious glance at the schadenfreude-laden Aurelia.

Who's to blame for this!

Why does something always go wrong whenever he wants to eat her up.

...

Aurelia retrieved a first-aid kit, cleaning Mason's wound with medicine; the cuts weren't deep, but there were several.

She glanced up at Mason, noticing he was staring at the cat with eyes full of murderous intent and chill.

"Pfft!" Aurelia couldn't help but want to laugh, "Why are you pitting yourself against a cat?"

You tell me!

Mason turned to look at her, seeing her eyes filled with laughter, the anger pent up in his chest dissipating somewhat.

Rarely did he see her laugh so happily, was she gradually letting go of past things?

He shot a chilling glance at the cat.

Heartlessly declaring: Since you have some use, I'll let you off this time.

"Meow!"

The cat couldn't understand Mason's words but could detect danger in his gaze, fur standing up, claws extended, watching Mason vigilantly, teeth barred.

Aurelia watched the drama between the man and the cat, unable to suppress her laughter.

Who could imagine the ever-dominant Mason being humiliated by a cat?

Looking at Mason's stance, he probably wanted to skin the cat, right?

This cat belonged to Caspian Parker, she brought it out, it definitely couldn't go back all battered.

Aurelia hurriedly hugged the cat to her chest, raised a brow at Mason, warning him, "Don't touch my hero, got it?"

Aurelia watched Mason's face, unable to express his grievance, she wanted to laugh but had to hold in her laughter.

"Tomorrow let's go to the hospital for a vaccine shot."

"No way!"

He rarely went to the hospital even for gunshot wounds; if word got out that he was clawed by a cat, he'd die of embarrassment.

"Be good, I'll accompany you tomorrow."

Treated like a child and coaxed this way, Mason didn't refuse; instead, his heart softened a bit. Squinting at Aurelia, he proposed a condition, "Stay here tonight."