Genetic Ascension novel Chapter 546

Chapter 546: One Woman [Bonus]

"I..."

Sylas didn't press her because he could easily guess what she was thinking.

To him, she didn't need to go so far. He had already been interested in taking her under his wing. Though he had definitely planned to test more.

That said, between her performance and the odd actions of the Greed Seed, he was already leaning toward being just fine with protecting her. He had no issues going the extra mile if someone was useful.

He had saved the shieldman from his military duties and military supervision, he had practically kidnapped Morgan from the Celestial Republic, and he still hadn't forgotten about Archibald. Now that he and Lucius had had a falling out, he was very much interested in taking that man as well.

Although Sylas couldn't and likely would never start a city himself because of all the restrictions involved, he knew that he would definitely have to nurture a force of his own eventually.

Of course, the obvious path was to rely on Cassarae. She had already done much of the legwork. He just had to put the right pieces around her.

Unfortunately, many of those pieces had ended up getting scattered. Morgan was stranded in the Evergreen Territory along with Sunniva, he still had to find a way back to Lone Star to retrieve the kid and Professor Fembroise, and the problem with Nosphaleen was its own tricky endeavor.

From Tasia's perspective, though, she had no idea what his plans were or what his thoughts of her were. Anything he said now would just make it seem like he wanted her to give him the information so he could kick her out.

It seemed like she would have been much more at ease if he actually took her in the way she expected him to.

"You understand that even if I sleep with you, I could still abandon you."

Sylas eventually spoke, trying to get a full picture of what this woman was thinking.

Tasia looked up at him, her eyes still full of hesitation, but her expression calm.

"I don't believe that."

Sylas' eyebrow raised. "Why not?"

"I can feel what type of person you are."

"Can you? It doesn't seem that way."

If she had known what type of man he was, she wouldn't have tried to seduce him at all.

"You are very possessive. If I slept with you, you wouldn't allow me to be with anyone else. That would be a form of protection for me."

Sylas' gaze flickered.

Was this true? Probably. But...

"There's another way for me to make sure of that too."

Tasia paled and looked away when Sylas said these words. She had thought of it, but she didn't want to believe it. If she showed some use, surely Sylas wouldn't kill her. Which was also why she had come with information.