People really want to pretend that they don't know what slavery is. Noah is being realistic. People here just want to pretend the whole slavery thing isn't a factor so that they can have the romance. The slavery thing is not going to go away because people want it to. It's one of the main focal points of the plot and is the whole reason why Dev is in the position that he is.
You explained it perfectly, thank you- you actually understand the plot instead of wanting the characters to make love every chapter because a lot of people ignore what's going on around the characters and their backgrounds such as the slavery so I appreciate that you get it :)
why are people putting Noah in the wrong saying that he's thinking wrong and shit, he's being cautious because he lives in a world where he is a slave because of his skin color and his people are being discriminated, abused, killed and used for sexual pleasure even though they didn't do anything wrong- he honestly can't trust anyone who isn't a spinel, he has to be careful- please understand his feelings before you speak