Chapter 258

Regulus was caught off guard by the sudden movement, freezing stiff and not daring to move, even his breathing slowing down. The boy rarely initiated such intimate gestures with him; he had only witnessed him behaving like this a few times with Severus. Every time he saw it, it filled him with envy and jealousy. Having just woken up not long ago, Wenxiu Lord was still wearing light and comfortable pajamas. As he now curled up in Regulus's arms, the cool, refreshing scent unique to the boy washed over him. He felt the skin beneath his clothes burning. Dazed for two full seconds, he finally snapped back to reality, realizing the boy was just joking around, yet he was already flustered by the voluntary embrace. He raised an arm, hesitated nervously in mid-air, rubbed his fingertips with excitement, and then slowly let his hand fall to stroke the boy's back. Unlike that night when he touched Wenxiu while the boy was fast asleep, Regulus could hardly contain himself just thinking about how Wenxiu Lord was fully awake beneath his palm. Mechanical words of comfort tumbled from his lips as he frantically tried to clear his mind, barely managing to keep himself from losing control. He thought perhaps he should finally put learning Occlumency on his schedule.