The moonlight faded, and the first light of dawn broke through. A beam of warm sunshine intruded into the messy room.
On the bed, the two of them looked like they had been savaging each other like dogs. Spots of blood stained the sheets. Sun Chan, her long, dark hair cascading down, cast a look of shame and fury at the man beside her. Jia Lingyun had bitten her, and once she had broken free from her acupoint restraint, she had retaliated in kind. Neither had come out unscathed; they were both covered in bruises and bite marks.
Her delicate hand groped toward the eunuch’s robes on the floor. If she remembered correctly, a short blade was hidden inside the sash.
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