[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-harem-startup-the-demon-billionaire-is-on-vacati":3,"chapter-harem-startup-the-demon-billionaire-is-on-vacati-harem-startup-the-demon-billionaire-is-on-vacati-chapter-725":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Harem Startup : The Demon Billionaire is on Vacation",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1411136,1864,"Chapter 725: Losing Control","harem-startup-the-demon-billionaire-is-on-vacati-chapter-725",725,"\u003Cp>Chapter 725 – Losing Control\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice didn’t tremble this time. It steadied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re acting like winning cancels risk.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I manage risk.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By yourself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He leaned back slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Vizreel was there.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You know what I mean.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he didn’t like that she did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took a slow sip of herbal tea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It tasted clean. Sharp. Almost too pure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You don’t fear death,\" she said quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You fear losing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes flicked toward her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She held his gaze steadily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And you hate the idea of being powerless.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because that one hit too clean.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, he leaned closer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re analyzing me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Poor strategy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because I might retaliate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t back away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t even blink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Try me,\" Naomi whispered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That did something to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not the word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Calm. Confident. Challenging.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux chuckled low in his throat, but it wasn’t playful anymore. It was darker. Warmer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m afraid,\" he murmured, fingers sliding slowly along her waist, \"of losing control.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her breath hitched slightly, but she held his gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of my life,\" he continued softly. \"Of what I’ve built.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His thumb traced a slow line upward along her side, barely brushing beneath the hem of her dress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And to keep it,\" he added, voice deepening, \"I need power.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His palm flattened against her lower back now, pulling her closer against him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s how the Infernal realm works.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her pulse jumped under his touch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And here?\" she whispered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He leaned down, lips hovering just above hers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Here,\" he said, \"I choose.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He kissed her then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not gentle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not restrained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hungry, but controlled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His hand slid firmly over her hip, fingers pressing into soft skin as he guided her fully into his lap. She straddled him instinctively, legs wrapping around his waist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her hands went straight into his hair, pulling slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You talk about power,\" she murmured against his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He answered by tilting his head and deepening the kiss, one hand sliding up her spine slowly, deliberately, until his fingers curled lightly at the back of her neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t squeeze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He simply held.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dominance without brutality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I fight for power,\" he murmured against her lips, \"so I don’t lose what matters.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His other hand slipped beneath her shirt fully now, palm smoothing over bare skin along her waist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Warm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soft.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naomi inhaled sharply as his fingers traveled higher, tracing the curve beneath her ribs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And what matters?\" she breathed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He leaned down and brushed his lips along her neck, slow and deliberate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her body reacted before her brain could.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her hips pressed down against him unconsciously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His hands tightened slightly at her waist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Careful,\" he murmured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You said you might retaliate,\" she whispered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pulled back just enough to look at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes had shifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Less playful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More infernal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You think I won’t?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her fingers slid down from his hair to his chest, tracing the defined lines of muscle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I think you’re scared of wanting something too much,\" she said softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That struck deeper than any accusation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His hand moved again, this time sliding along her thigh slowly, lifting the fabric of her clothes just slightly as his fingers explored.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t fear wanting,\" he replied quietly. \"I fear losing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She leaned down and kissed him again, slower this time. More deliberate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You won’t lose me,\" she whispered against his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pulled her flush against him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His hand slid higher along her thigh now, firm, possessive, fingers pressing into soft flesh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You don’t understand,\" he murmured against her ear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She shivered as his breath warmed her skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In the Infernal realm,\" he continued, voice low and intimate, \"if you hesitate, someone takes what’s yours.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His lips brushed along her collarbone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you soften, someone exploits it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His fingers traced the curve of her hip again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And if you love...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He paused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stilled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you love,\" she whispered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at her again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You protect it,\" he finished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her chest rose and fell faster now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And you think being soft with me makes you weak?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He smirked faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His hand moved from her thigh to her lower back, pressing her even closer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It makes me dangerous.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes darkened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Prove it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t rush.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He never rushed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, he slid his hands up slowly, lifting it just enough to expose more skin. His gaze followed the movement. Appreciating. Claiming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You like testing limits,\" he murmured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And you like setting them,\" she replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He leaned down and kissed along the curve of her shoulder, then lower, slow and deliberate, each touch calculated but intoxicating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her hands moved down his chest, tracing the line of his abdomen again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time slower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Intentional.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His breath shifted slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He caught her wrist gently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Careful.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Afraid?\" she teased softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His hand slid back to her hip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But I don’t stop at half measures.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her pulse raced under his gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then don’t.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was all the invitation he needed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He leaned forward and lowered her carefully onto the bed beneath him. Not rough. Not rushed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Controlled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hovered over her, one hand planted beside her head, the other tracing slowly down the center of her torso.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You think I don’t calculate this too?\" he murmured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She swallowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re calculating me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Always.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His fingers dipped beneath the hem of her shirt again, sliding along her waist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I calculate your breath,\" he whispered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His hand slid higher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your pulse.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His thumb brushed slowly across her skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The way you respond.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her fingers curled in the sheets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And what’s the projection?\" she breathed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He leaned down until his lips hovered just above hers again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That you won’t pull away.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She kissed him instead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this time he let go of restraint just a little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His hand gripped her thigh firmly, guiding her leg around his waist again. His body pressed fully against hers, heat through fabric undeniable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You wanted retaliation,\" he murmured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her breath trembled slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He smirked faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Careful what you negotiate for.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1010,"2026-06-05T23:57:27.963Z",1,"novelbin.me","3217a618185409e581c0b724ecb131bf8a5e31cf996558479989868c2c99c7df","harem-startup-the-demon-billionaire-is-on-vacati-chapter-726","harem-startup-the-demon-billionaire-is-on-vacati-chapter-724",878,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fharem-startup-the-demon-billionaire-is-on-vacati-cover.jpg"]