The man stood frozen in the doorway, his tall, handsome figure looking somewhat stiff. From the moment his deep, dark gaze landed on the beautiful female in the wooden tub, he couldn’t look away.
His heart hammered in his fiery chest.
This was a scene he had only ever dreamed of. He had imagined this day would come, but its arrival still left him ecstatic.
Ling Hong’s Adam’s apple bobbed, his voice exceptionally low and hoarse. "Alright..." He stepped forward and wrapped the soaking-wet female in a thick animal hide, then lifted her into his arms and walked into the house.
His steps were uncharacteristically rushed and unsteady.
A large hand wrapped around her waist, pulling her into his arms. The next moment, An Jin felt her body sink as she was placed on the large bed, upon a delicate, snow-white fur pelt.
Her long, ink-black hair fanned out across the bed. Her cheeks were flushed, her soft lips as crimson as fresh flowers, and her lingering gaze held an irresistible allure.
"I have no experience with this. I might not be able to control my strength..."
The man lowered his head, lightly kissing her waistline.
An Jin hooked her hands around his neck. Their noses brushed against each other, and an amorous energy filled the air.
Suddenly, she felt a cool sensation on her waist as her hide skirt was lifted away.
Like a true wolf, Ling Hong licked the nape of her neck and her hair, attempting to assert further control and prevent the female from escaping.
Perhaps it was due to male instinct and inherited reproductive memory, but in his twenty years of life, Ling Hong had never done this, nor had he ever even imagined it...
In the pitch-black night, thin wisps of clouds were scattered by the wind. A river of stars flowed across half the sky, pouring down vast swaths of brilliant, mesmerizing light.
The python hibernating in the other wooden house seemed to have been awakened by the fierce commotion next door. It opened its translucent red eyelids, its forked, crimson tongue flickering violently in the thick air.
Detecting the sweet scent of a female in heat mixed with the disgusting rutting scent of another male, the python’s lazy demeanor instantly turned sharp and terrifying.
HISSS~
It followed the tangled scents in the air, slithering to the cabin door.
Its blade-like, blood-red pupils stared viciously at the door. Its nearly ten-meter-long, taut tail scraped softly against the ground, burning with a rage that threatened to burst in for a decisive battle.
Hearing the female’s familiar voice, Gu Yin could imagine the scene inside. Monstrous rage and jealousy nearly incinerated what little reason he had left.
He was driven mad with rage, his red pupils flashing with a sinister, brutal light. ’This memory was supposed to be mine alone, and now I have to share it with another male.’
His black and red tail coiled around a nearby object, then he opened his mouth and bit down hard on his own tail, trying to use the pain to numb his impulses.
The python constricted the object, wrapping itself tightly around it. Listening to the sounds from inside the cabin, it mimicked the way the female usually clung to it in its coils.
...
Late in the night, An Jin’s mind was a chaotic haze, her senses dulled to their absolute minimum by exhaustion.
Lying in Ling Hong’s arms, she whispered, "Could you get a tub of hot water ready for me? I want to take a bath..."
"Alright." Ling Hong placed a kiss on her lips, his satisfaction and joy plain to see.
He covered the female’s body with the fur bedding, carefully tucking in the corners, then got up to go heat water for her.
After such a long night, he figured she must be hungry too. Ling Hong went to the kitchen, intending to roast some meat for her.
An Jin’s bladder felt full; she’d drunk a lot of water. She needed to go to the sandpit outside to relieve herself.
The moment she opened the door, she saw the marks on the ground outside.
An Jin’s heart skipped a beat as a bad feeling began to form. But right now, she couldn’t spare a thought to check if Gu Yin in the next cabin was awake.
On her way back from the sandpit, before she could even reach the door, she felt a slimy, cold gaze locked onto her from the darkness.
"..." An Jin broke out in goosebumps, feeling as if every hair on her body was standing on end.
A massive python, more than ten meters long, shot in front of her. It raised its upper body nearly four meters off the ground, its enormous shadow completely enveloping An Jin.
The python loomed down at her from mid-air. Its blade-like, sinister red eyes stared as if coated in venom, and it bared its terrifying, sharp fangs at her.
!! An Jin froze like a mouse targeted by a predator.
Gou Ni’s warning suddenly flashed through her mind. ’Extremely possessive Wandering Beasts might even kill their mates when they’re angry.’
’Does Gu Yin... want to kill me?’
Faced with the immense threat surging from within, An Jin stumbled back a few steps. Before she could turn to scream, her back was pressed against a cold, undulating chest.