“Really?”
He didn’t seem enthusiastic. I had no choice but to push a bit harder.
“Let’s try it on.”
“Hmm.”
A bit more assertively!
“I’ll put it on for you.”
“Alright.”
Reed immediately bent his waist to lower his posture. It felt like a sudden shift in stance, but for now, attaching the bell to the cat’s neck was the priority.
I gathered his long black hair and gently swept it over one shoulder, then fastened the necklace around his neck. It was like putting on a noose.
The limiter was successfully attached, but Reed showed no reaction. Maybe because he had lost all his strength, he didn’t feel anything?
“How is it? Does it suit me?”
“Yes, of course.”
He wasn’t lying.
The chain, meeting the gem at his chest, extended further down. The glimpse of it through his shirt gave the impression that his upper body was bound by chains.
Perhaps because he was disguised as an incubus, it suited him…