The prophecy had taken a heavy toll on Moon Shadow, so Bai Xu could only end the meeting and let her rest.
Seeing that almost everyone had left, Yin Chao was about to leave too.
But he looked at Bai Xu's retreating back, then at Bai Yu's worried face.
He stopped and asked Bai Yu, "Is he all right?"
Bai Yu sighed. "My second brother has always been like this. He always wants to save everyone, always takes on responsibilities that aren't his... and when he's given everything he has and still can't do anything, he bears all the consequences too..."
"He really is someone special," Yin Chao agreed.
He had met all kinds of people, but very few like Bai Xu.
"He'll be fine. Just let him have some time alone, like when we were little... some time alone, and he'll be fine..." Bai Yu murmured.
She pulled herself together and saw Yin Chao out.
Yin Chao took out his phone and checked the time. Ten in the morning. Still early enough to go back and get some more sleep.
He had just taken out his key and slipped it into the lock when a familiar presence pressed close behind him.
Yin Chao couldn't quite describe the scent, but it was distinctive.
It was as light as bubbles stirred up by fish in the Atlantic Ocean, yet as rich as ripe, juicy fruit in a forest after the rain.
The man behind him pulled him inside and pinned him against the back of the door.
Midnight's pitch-black eyes watched him. Yin Chao's hands were held above his head, and a palm warm with the other man's body heat rested on his waist.
"This is Bai Guild territory, you know." Yin Chao's voice was full of teasing.
Midnight tilted his