Chapter 222 - A Hero's Image And Investor's Privilege

Yu should have recognized that something was wrong the moment Artem's hands settled on him again, the moment that strange warmth wrapped around him and refused to let go. Yet he couldn't have felt the corruption living beneath Artem's skin, couldn't have noticed the way it seeped through his aura like slow venom, dark and patient and far too smooth to be mistaken for anything harmless. Because Yu's body was only human, even so under ordinary circumstances, Yu's instincts were sharp enough to catch danger even when it wore a beautiful face, yet the shock of nearly dying had left him off balance, and fear had a way of making rescue look deceptively pure.