Deviant: No Longer Human

Chapter 625: The Truth of the World!

"Wang…""Stop laughing…"

"I'm serious!"

Aurora's voice trembled with both embarrassment and frustration, but Wang Xiao was already grinning like a rogue. His hands roamed shamelessly over her soft, delicate body as they sat on the cold stone floor. Her freshly cleaned gown was now crumpled, dirt smeared on it as he indulged himself.

"Hey… c'mon," he teased, his tone dripping with mischief as he leaned closer. "We should just do it here… right by Aegis's grave. Don't you think it's fitting?" The thrill of the forbidden—defiling her in such a space—lit his eyes with a wicked spark.

Aurora's face turned a deep crimson, her thoughts spinning at the indecency of his words. "You...!" she sputtered, swatting his hands away as she pulled her gown back down. But her shaky resolve betrayed her, and he noticed.

"What's the problem? A little history in the making, right?" His grin widened, and his words sent a chill down her spine—not because of fear, but the dangerous temptation of his words, "Imagine the stories they'd tell if they knew."

"Stop!" Aurora's voice rose, her tone a mixture of exasperation and shame. She placed a firm hand on his chest, pushing him back as her breathing quickened. "I mean it. This is serious. Will you listen for once?"

"Hm?" Wang Xiao raised a brow, his attention only half there as he grinned at her flushed face. Between her reactions to his earlier suspicions proving false, he wasn't exactly in the mood to take things seriously.

"Serious?" he repeated, "We're sitting on cold stone, surrounded by ghosts of the past, and you're thinking serious thoughts? What could possibly be that important right now?" He leaned back lazily, his expression daring her to explain.

Aurora's expression hardened, her earlier embarrassment melting into something more somber. The flush of her cheeks dimmed as her gaze met his with a sincerity that pulled him from his arrogance.

"It's really important…" she said softly. "I need to tell you about the truth of this world… the truth about us, where we came from, and the beginning of everything." Read the latest on M-V-L

"!?"

Her words erased the last of Wang Xiao's smirk. His teasing demeanor vanished as he sat up straighter. "What are you talking about?"

Aurora hesitated, her lips parting as if to speak, but no words came. Her eyes

She had been one of the most defiant voices against the marriage agreement, her resistance almost instinctual. Not because there was anything wrong with the man himself—Aegis was as much a legend as he was a leader—but because youth often carries a fire that burns hottest when denied choice.

Young women, especially, were like unbridled phoenixes; the more one tried to cage them, the fiercer their rebellion became.

And Aurora had been young then, so very young. Her rebellion wasn't personal—it was primal. When Aegis fell, she hadn't mourned. Instead, she had thrown herself into stripping away every piece of his legacy that she could find. To her, his downfall wasn't a tragedy; it was her victory.

For Wang Xiao, the coffin was more than a relic of the past—it was a symbol of what he had already surpassed.