I'm Hard to Get Rid Of

Huo Jin froze.

Ji Chi swayed unsteadily. Huo Jin supported the alpha by the waist to keep him from falling.

Ji Chi's brows drew together slightly. His usually unapproachable face no longer looked quite so distant, though the vicious streak in his bones still showed through.

A sly little menace.

Ji Chi wrapped both arms around Huo Jin's neck and leaned fully into his embrace.

Huo Jin naturally understood what Ji Chi wanted.

He released soothing pheromones, the chill of snowy mountains carrying a cold wind that drove away the scorching flames.

Comfortable now, Ji Chi nuzzled his head against Huo Jin.

Suddenly, he lifted a hand and touched the side of Huo Jin's neck.

Just as an omega could not mark an alpha.

An alpha could not mark an enigma, either.

Enigmas were born to reign supreme. Never mind biting-even touching crossed a line.

Huo Jin did not stop Ji Chi.

He already let him touch his scent gland. What else could possibly be off-limits? Nothing anymore.

For some reason, Ji Chi suddenly lifted his head and nudged the side of Huo Jin's neck with the tip of his nose.

Huo Jin's chest tightened. His neck burned as though pressed against a red-hot stone.

He abruptly gripped Ji Chi's shoulders. "Don't get carried away."

He did not have that much willpower.

He pulled Ji Chi a little farther away. Nothing remained in the depths of his eyes but heightened vigilance and an acute awareness of danger.

Huo Jin's alluring Adam's apple bobbed as he swallowed. This feast of flesh suited his tastes far too well, and it was ripe for the taking.

Huo Jin rested a hand on Ji Chi's back. It was even wetter than before.

Like a soft, overripe pink peach.

He tried hard to rein in his emotions.

But it was no use.

Ji Chi's hands tightened slightly, clutching the front of his shirt.

Huo Jin wrapped an arm around his waist, lifted him off his lap, and set him down beside him.

Left alone, Ji Chi curled up on the sofa.

He stared straight at Huo Jin without saying a word.

The hurt in his expression seemed to ask Huo Jin why.

"What do you mean by this?"

"Why did you push me away?"

Ji Chi pressed his lips together. Even his anger was soft. "You won't hold me..."

Huo Jin was about to explode from holding himself back. His cock ached terribly.

He rubbed between his brows and, breathing heavily, said in a low, quiet voice, "You took suppressants."

He did not want to see Ji Chi regret this once he came to his senses.

It would drive him mad.

He did not want Ji Chi to hate him even a little more.

Those three doses of suppressant...

Every dose had been taken out of disgust.

Every dose had been taken because he did not want to come to Huo Jin.

Every dose had been taken because he hated Huo Jin.

Since things were already this bad, he should not make them worse.

Judge Huo had weathered countless trials. Time had long since worn away his youthful impulsiveness; a mature, decisive man knew all too well how to weigh the costs and benefits.

A silent tree could endure a slap, but not hatred.

Huo Jin raised a hand and stroked Ji Chi's face, asking gently, "Are you hungry?"

The rich pheromones lingered around Ji Chi, and his thoughts were diverted.

"What would you like to eat? I'll make it for you, all right?" Huo Jin was always so patient. His deep, magnetic voice was wonderfully soothing, like a spring breeze in warm sunlight or a stream flowing over stones.

Ji Chi lifted his hands to cup Huo Jin's face and shook his head.

He looked straight at Huo Jin. "I want you to hold me..."

Huo Jin's hands shifted in indulgent surrender. "Then don't squirm."

At that, Ji Chi nodded earnestly and burrowed into Huo Jin's arms again.

The two of them drew infinitely close.

In body and in heart.

They were loving, melding, tearing each other apart, fitting seamlessly into each other's bodies and minds.

Huo Jin rubbed Ji Chi's head.

Although it would not do much good, he still found a cooling patch for Ji Chi in the first-aid kit.

Huo Jin stuck the cooling patch on Ji Chi's forehead, and Ji Chi shook his head vigorously.

"This makes me look stupid."

Huo Jin furrowed his brows slightly and brushed a finger along Ji Chi's nose. "Not stupid. Cute."

Ji Chi was especially obedient to Huo Jin at that moment. When told not to squirm, he made his movements much smaller.

When Huo Jin called him cute, he kept the cooling patch on.

If his enigma thought he was cute, then so be it.

If he had love, he would not be abandoned.

Ji Chi examined the first-aid kit Huo Jin had brought out onto the table.

He immediately spotted an antibacterial dressing.

Ji Chi picked it up, peeled it open, and stuck it to the side of Huo Jin's neck.

As he applied it, he even blew gently on the spot.

And he did not forget to announce smugly, "I've marked you."

Huo Jin could not help laughing. Only then did he understand why Ji Chi had kissed him earlier.

He was so cute.

He looked at Ji Chi solemnly, his gentle voice inexplicably sexy. "Mm."

"Then you'll have to take responsibility."

"Young master." Huo Jin pinched Ji Chi's cheek, as though they had returned to the moment they first met.

"I'm hard to get rid of."