Su Yaoyao’s heart leaped into her throat. She instinctively took a step back and bumped squarely into the table behind her. A dull ache spread across her back, and she couldn’t help but let out a soft cry.

With quick reflexes, Lucia shot out a hand to steady her by the waist. He then used the momentum to gently yet irresistibly trap her between himself and the table.

At such an intimate distance, Lucia suddenly realized that whenever he was near Su Yaoyao, a strange sense of peace and relaxation would wash over him like a tide. The feeling was utterly intoxicating, as if an invisible magic was compelling him, driving him to get even closer to her.

Lucia’s gaze fell upon the mask on Su Yaoyao’s face, his eyes filled with curiosity and longing. He asked softly, "Can’t I take it off?"

Su Yaoyao frantically shook her head. Her heart pounded like a drum, a mix of nervousness and shyness keeping her from meeting Lucia’s scorching gaze.

Seeing her reaction, Lucia sighed in resignation and ultimately chose to compromise. "Alright, then. But your perks don’t stop there."

With that, he lifted a hand and touched something unseen. Seductive music instantly filled the room. The slow, provocative melody was like an invisible hand, gently strumming Su Yaoyao’s heartstrings.

A bewitching smile played on Lucia’s lips as he slowly took Su Yaoyao’s hand, guiding it beneath his shirt.

Su Yaoyao’s palm met the firm plane of Lucia’s abs. Each muscle was powerful, like solid rock, yet radiated the warmth of a living being.

She instinctively tried to pull her hand away, but Lucia held it fast. He irresistibly guided her touch along the lines of his abdomen, slowly tracing a path from his firm abs, up to his broad pectorals, then along the elegant line of his collarbone, finally coming to rest on his long neck.

Lucia tilted his head back slightly, savoring the sensation of her touch. Then, he gently took her hand, brought her fingertips to his own lips, and kissed them tenderly. He then slowly drew them into his mouth and nipped them lightly.

Su Yaoyao felt a jolt of electricity shoot from her fingertips through her entire body. She instinctively covered her mouth with her other hand, marveling internally, ’Oh my god, he’s so tempting, so seductive.’

She was, after all, no stranger to intimacy. Under Lucia’s provocative advances, desire was quickly kindled within her. Her cheeks grew hot, and her gaze became hazy and unfocused.

Su Yaoyao fought to maintain a shred of clarity. She asked, panting softly, "Am I the only one who gets to touch you, or can other females do this too?"

Lucia’s narrowed golden eyes slowly opened wider. A cunning glint flashed within them as his lips curled into a smile. He retorted, "Does it bother you?"

Su Yaoyao’s heart skipped a beat, caught completely off guard by his sudden question. "I..." She opened her mouth, but for a moment, she didn’t know how to answer.

But Lucia pressed his advantage, leaning forward slightly to get closer to her ear. His warm breath ghosted across her neck as he whispered coaxingly, "Do you want me to be your exclusive property?"

Su Yaoyao’s heart gave a violent tremor. She swallowed hard, her throat moving instinctively. Her thoughts were a frantic mess, her heart fluttering wildly—she didn’t dare even consider such a thing.

But Lucia had no intention of letting her off the hook. He continued to whisper in her ear, his voice like an enchanting spell, "Answer me. Do you want that? For my body to be yours alone to touch, yours alone to see. I won’t do livestreams anymore. I’ll only dance for you. Do you want that?"

Under the spell of Lucia’s bewitching words, Su Yaoyao felt as if all her reason had been stripped away. She couldn’t help but whisper, "I do."

Lucia smiled in satisfaction, a triumphant glint in his eyes. He tilted his head back slightly, gazing at Su Yaoyao with a look of deep affection. "I’m an S-Class Beastman," he said. "As long as I don’t want them to, no one can touch me. You’re the only person who has ever truly touched my body."

Then, his brow furrowed slightly and his gaze dropped, his expression turning sorrowful. "But, if we wait too long... another female might be the one to touch me."

"Why?" Hearing this, Su Yaoyao was instantly alarmed and asked anxiously.

An imperceptible glint of calculation flashed in Lucia’s eyes, but his face twisted into a pitiful expression. His eyes were rimmed with red, and his voice was choked with emotion as he said:

"I was tricked into signing with a crooked agency. I signed a 100-year contract that’s basically an indenture agreement. I have to do whatever they tell me, and now... they’ve ordered me to ’clean myself up’ and serve Count Doris tomorrow night.

The penalty for breaking the contract is ten billion Star Coins, and I don’t have that kind of money to buy my freedom.

But... that would be my first time. I only want to give that to someone I like..." As he spoke, a single tear escaped the corner of his eye and rolled slowly down his cheek.

Hearing this, Su Yaoyao was filled with righteous indignation. "That’s horrible!"

She couldn’t help but recall how aggressive Doris had been at the signing event. She’d had her sights set on Augustine back then. Luckily, His Majesty had claimed he was her Beast Husband, otherwise Doris wouldn’t have let the matter drop so easily.

She thought it over seriously, not doubting for a moment that he was telling the truth.

Lucia furtively wiped away his tears, but his eyes were secretly observing Su Yaoyao’s expression. Seeing that she showed no sign of panic at the mention of Count Doris, he mused to himself:

’This little female’s identity must be extraordinary. It’s highly likely her background is even more powerful than Count Doris’s.’

’If this little female can buy out my contract, I’ll be able to get away from that old hag Philisa and be free!’

In reality, most of what he said was true. Doris had indeed made an indecent proposal to him, but he had flatly refused her on the spot.

After all, females could only forcibly mate with males of a lower rank than themselves. For high-ranking males, their consent was required.

That was why the old hag Philisa could never truly control him, either.

As for Count Doris, she had even tried to use force to make him submit, but her bodyguards were no match for him at all. He had beaten them to a pulp.

Doris, not one to give up, wanted to press the issue, so Lucia had transformed directly into his Nine-tailed Red Fox form and roared, "GET LOST!"

Only then did Doris realize that Lucia was emotionally unstable, his Rage Value dangerously high.

She was wary of Lucia’s formidable S-Class status, and he was on the verge of a rampage. If he lost control, she could be caught in the crossfire. Only then did she reluctantly back down.

Lucia, for his part, had always been fearless. He’d made it clear with a nonchalant air that if anyone truly angered him, they could all go to hell for all he cared. He had nothing left to lose in this world.

He might have been forced to sign an indenture agreement, but if there was something he didn’t want to do, no one could make him.

And if anyone dared to use any particularly vile methods on him, they had better be prepared to die.