In the blink of an eye, Jiang Wumei’s temperament shifted entirely. Xiao Tong’s tiger eyes widened, and a jolt of electricity surged through his body. The warmth radiating from where the human and beast touched seared from his paws straight to his heart; Xiao Tong could even hear his own frantic heartbeat.
The scent of her skin drifted past his nose, clearing his vision. The dormant seeds of desire within him shattered the parched earth of his spirit, instantly sprouting into a towering tree that blotted out the sky, swaying wildly as it was pulled by the trailing wisps of her fragrance.
The surging, tumultuous tide of passion brought Xiao Tong to a sudden realization: in their days of sharing life and death in isolation, he had long since made Jiang Wumei his emotional anchor.
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