Lou's breath was warm against her ear, a ticklish, numbing sensation.
Yu Zhizhi's body trembled uncontrollably.
She gripped the wrist of the hand at the small of her back, her clear eyes shimmering. Because of her green skin, it was impossible to tell if she was blushing.
'…It's him.'
To Yu Zhizhi, the man before her was Louis.
His sudden words unsettled her.
'No… I can't…'
Yu Zhizhi tried to struggle free. When he noticed, his fingers tightened, digging into her waist. His other hand seized her jaw, forcing her head up.
"Unwilling?" Lou's voice was laced with a palpable danger.
It was as if the cruelest punishment imaginable would befall her the moment she uttered the word "no."
Yu Zhizhi flinched.
Lou saw a mist slowly form in the Turtle Clan girl's dark eyes. "Can you let me see the Lord of Paradise?"
Hearing the words "Lord of Paradise," Lou was momentarily stunned. Then, a wild, unrestrained smile spread across his face—
"I can."
