My Snake Lord Suitor Chapter 03

My Snake Lord Suitor Chapter 03

I ordered a Custom Reptile Vivarium online, unsure how long Silas planned to stay trapped in serpent form.

He paid zero attention to the tank.

He clung to my side nonstop, trailing me from the ground floor all the way upstairs.

He followed me to the bathroom door, then froze outside.

It was obvious he fought a long internal battle, bound by his own respect for my privacy.

He watched the bathroom door slide shut without pushing his way inside.

[Silas’s got such a strong moral code.]

[I was expecting possessive forced tropes for serpent shifter stories! Where’s the nonstop intensity?]

[I love this dynamic—he respects her boundaries completely.]

I ignored the floating commentary and started wiping off my makeup.

Jasper’s cruel words replayed in my head unbidden.

“Clara, we’re through. Your plain, muted features aren’t what I look for in a partner.”

That line alone I could’ve handled.

The follow-up stung far worse.

“I’m the campus fan favorite from grade school all the way through college. Dating a regular girl like you would make me look cheap to everyone I know.”

My blood boiled just replaying the sentence.

Who was he to judge my appearance like that?

I had zero reason to feel insecure about how I looked, not one bit.

I finished washing up eventually.

My cell phone rang nonstop outside the bathroom door.

New overlays popped up immediately.

[Jasper’s blowing up her line, he’s losing his mind.]

[He’s scared Silas will steal Clara away right under his nose.]

[Team Silas over here! Jasper initiated the breakup, Clara’s single—Silas has every right to court her fair and square.]

[Silas is only a plot device to push Jasper’s redemption arc, end of story.]

I had no interest in engaging with the floating text or Jasper’s calls.

The constant ringing grew grating.

I stepped out ready to block his contact entirely.

The ringtone cut off mid-chime without warning.

I tilted my head in confusion.

I spotted the serpent curled next to my phone, its tail tucked innocently out of sight after hanging up the call without a single movement wasted.

Sneaky little thing, so coordinated with its tail.

I reached out to tease it, and Jasper’s number dialed again seconds later.

I grabbed my phone, and the serpent slid into my lap in an instant.

It bumped the screen with its head, disconnecting the call like an accidental slip.

Once Jasper stopped calling for good, the serpent tilted its head, begging for gentle pets with wide, innocent eyes.

[Silas is such a manipulative sweetheart!]

[Only the good shifters get to dote on their person like this.]

[The contrast between his human form and serpent shape is insane. Can a cold corporate CEO really be this clingy?]

Curiosity bubbled up about what Silas looked like in his human body.