Jolthar blinked, clearly taken aback, before letting out a low laugh. "Well, I've heard a lot of things, but that's a first. Do you always make declarations like this?"
Raayani shrugged, her smile never fading. "When I see something I want, I take it. Life's too short for hesitation, don't you think?"
Belan finally found her voice, muttering under her breath, "She's really doing this…"
Lysandra, equally stunned but unwilling to interrupt Raayani's moment.
Jolthar, meanwhile, was recovering his composure, his smirk returning in full force. "And what makes you think I'd agree to that?" he asked, folding his arms.
"You think I'm just going to fall in line because you're bold enough to say it?"
Raayani chuckled softly, a sound both alluring and dangerous. She stepped even closer, close enough that the heat of her presence seemed to radiate off her.
