The first ray of morning sunlight slipped through the gap in the pale blue curtains, spilling lazily across the large bed in Sea God Pavilion's spacious bedroom. The air still held the lingering sensual atmosphere of the night before, a distinctive scent mingling sweat, hormones, and a faint hint of ambergris.
When Tang Wulin woke, his whole body felt as though it had been taken apart and put back together, aching and weak. He opened his eyes groggily, greeted by Gu Yue's breathtaking sleeping face mere inches away. But the next second, the memories that made his face burn came flooding back—her domineering demands, her unquestionable commands, and his own humiliating pleas for mercy...
With a buzz in his head, Tang Wulin felt hot blood rush straight to the crown of his skull.
Almost instinctively, he yanked up the blanket, burying his entire body beneath it, along with his head, which had turned so red it seemed ready to drip blood.
"I can't face anyone anymore..."
Tang Wulin's muffled voice came from beneath the blanket, thick with the threat of tears. He curled into himself, wishing he could find a crack in the ground to crawl into, or simply suffocate under the blanket and be done with it. The esteemed captain of the Shrek Seven Devils had actually... actually been "devoured down to the last morsel" by his own girlfriend. And he had been so... so cooperative, even crying and begging for mercy at the end.
How was he ever supposed to hold his head high in front of his brothers again?
Just then, a fair, slender arm reached under the blanket and unceremoniously tore away Tang Wulin's "refuge."
"What are you hiding for? Weren't you quite enthusiastic last night?"
Gu Yue's voice was lazy and husky, carrying a trace