The cigarette between Nick's fingers was scarlet like ghosts under the night sky. It made him look dangerous and dark. "Want to sleep in my bed? I can give you a chance."

"I definitely don't mean that!" Veronica Parker replied. "The sofa is fine. I'm sleepy. I'm going to sleep now."

With that, she hurried to the living room.

It was not easy to escape from his claws. If she touched his inverse scale again, she will not have such luck.

Veronica was lying curled up like a poor little thing on the sofa.

She was really scared and exhausted.

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