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"There's no use drawing it out. You need to carve it."

Tatiana took out a black pebble and a wedge-like carving knife from her backpack. The handle was made of rosewood while the blade flashed like a cold mirror. The middle of the handle was hollow with a spiritual stone embedded inside. "Now, carve the array pattern on the stone."

Tatiana pushed the items toward him.

Nash grabbed them eagerly and began carving the pebble. The knife was incredibly sharp, easily breaking the pebble's surface. The array pattern was intricate, so he had to be precise with every stroke or he would end up wasting his efforts. Tatiana was on edge as she held her breath. Her hands were pressed to her chest. She was worried that her pounding heart might distract Nash. She knew now how nervous her family was when she was comprehending her first pattern.

In about two minutes, Nash laid down the final stroke. The pebble in his hand trembled suddenly as the lines of the array began to emit a faint golden light.

Nash's forehead was covered with sweat, the veins of his eyes prominent. This array had eaten up a good deal of his power. Thankfully, it was over.

The surface of the pebble crackled with thin sparks of electricity, like the ones released by a lighter.

Nash felt as if he had an electrically charged stone in his hand.

"You did it, Nash!" Tatiana squealed excitedly. He was simply an array monster.

With Nash's talent, he would definitely become a grandmaster of arrays within five years. Maybe even a great-grandmaster. With a grandmaster of arrays in her family, how dare the Thoran family and the Lazadar family disrespect the Cricton family? However, reality and her position then dawned upon her.

She only had a one-night stand with Nash, and he already had a woman. Two, in fact. He definitely would not go against the two array families just because of her. Thinking this, Tatiana felt her heart sink.

"Aren't I awesome?" Nash said with a smile and brow cocked.

"Incredibly so! You're truly one of a kind!" Tatiana said with a thumbs-up.

"Since I'm so awesome, do you plan to reward me?" Nash grinned, revealing two rows of white teeth.

"Huh?" Tatiana's face turned red. While she had never been in love, she knew what Nash was referring to. Nash sighed softly. "If you don't want to, you can forget it."

"I... It's not that I don't want to,"

Tatiana murmured with her red face lowered. She stood up slowly, rounded the table, and went to Nash's side. She then bent down and kissed him. Nash turned his head, hooked the back of her head

with one hand, and pressed his thin lips to those delicate red lips.

Tatiana took a breath and then closed her eyes. Nash suddenly pulled her into his arms and aggressively pried open her legs.

Tatiana moaned seductively, her delicate body instantly going as soft as water. She wrapped her arms around Nash's neck and responded eagerly. Nash's hands also started to wander.

"Don't..." Tatiana suddenly grabbed

Tatiana

Nash's hand which was about to

unbutton her jeans. She had drunk too much last night, after all. She

was sober now, and they were out in

the open. She could not let herself go.

Nash was slightly stunned. "What's wrong?"

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Tatiana turned away, bit her red lip, and whispered, "Let's find a way to break the array first."