She buried her face in the crook of his neck, inhaling the faint, sweet scent of lilac from his hair.
"Stop wiggling, you'll make us both fall," Yun Shu teased, her tone dripping with lazy affection.
She effortlessly spun him around within her embrace so that he was facing her, his back now pressed against the stone pillar.
Placing one hand flat against the pillar beside his head, effectively trapping the flustered beauty in her cage.
Bai Yunxian looked up, his ruby eyes wide and glossy. Up close, Yun Shu's face was a masterpiece of flawless, roguish charm.
The moonlight caught the sharp line of her jaw and the teasing, predatory glint in her dark eyes.
"Where did you run off to after the ceremony?" Yun Shu murmured, her gaze trailing down to his flushed cheeks. "I went to the plaza to fetch my victorious husband, only to find you had vanished. Did you think you could escape your reward?"
Bai Yunxian's breath hitched.
'He... he came looking for me?'
