Total pages in book: 71
Estimated words: 65856 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 329(@200wpm)___ 263(@250wpm)___ 220(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 65856 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 329(@200wpm)___ 263(@250wpm)___ 220(@300wpm)
A small smile tugged at the corner of Xiao Dan’s lips. “You want me to miss you?”
A growl rumbled in Huli’s throat, and Xiao Dan could imagine the fox’s tails making an irritated snap as he applied more pressure to Xiao Dan’s shoulders, turning the vampire toward the house. “I don’t want Gege to miss me at all, but if it means you will kiss me more, then yes, I want you to miss me. Miss me terribly. Miss me so much that you feel you must kiss me for hours.” As he spoke, he pushed, poked, and prodded Xiao Dan out of the garden and through the door that connected with the kitchen.
Once Huli closed the door behind them, Xiao Dan grabbed Huli’s hand and pulled him through the winding hallways until they reached his private quarters. He shut the door behind them, blocking out the rest of the world so that he was alone with his huli jing.
A broad, playful grin spread across Huli’s lips as he stood in the center of the room. “Does Gege still miss me?”
“Terribly.”
Huli launched himself at Xiao Dan, slamming his narrower frame into the vampire so that he was pressed against the door. Xiao Dan claimed Huli’s mouth, but this time, the fox was a very willing participant. Huli thrust his tongue into Xiao Dan’s mouth, and the vampire happily sucked on it while wrapping his arms around Huli. His fingers dug into hard, sleek muscles and soft tissue, molding that lithe body to his own.
Through the years, there had been a few sweet, stolen kisses. Brief as a shooting star and light as a butterfly’s wings. Each one was carved into his memory and so very precious to him.
But not one of those kisses possessed the heat and hunger that was now curling his toes in his shoes. His blood heated to the point of melting his veins as it rushed from his brain to his groin. He wanted more than he’d ever permitted himself to want with Huli.
Xiao Dan tore his lips from Huli’s and bent to kiss along his neck. His tongue caressed his racing pulse, wringing a moan of pleasure from the fox. “Did she hurt you?” he murmured into his damp skin.
“No. She didn’t touch me. Wanna see?” Huli leaped out of his arms, snagged the edge of this white T-shirt, and pulled it over his head, but stopped when he could peek out the bottom with a mischievous grin. Xiao Dan continued to lean on the door, admiring the expanse of flawless pale skin that the sprinkling of reddish-brown hair trailing from Huli’s navel and into his pants.
“What? You’re not going to stop me?”
That harsh question snapped his eyes up to Huli’s face to find the fox frowning at him.
“No. I’m enjoying the show.”
Huli jerked his shirt back down. “You’ve always stopped me.” The statement ended in a sharp gasp, and he jumped across the room. “You’re not Gege!” He pointed a trembling finger at him. “You’re Min! Where is my Zhang Xiao Dan? What have you done with him?”
Xiao Dan sighed. This was what he deserved. He should have been more impulsive and freer with his affection toward Huli a long time ago.
“I’m not Min. I truly am Gege.”
“No! I don’t believe you!”
This was not good. If Huli kept shouting, he was going to bring the rest of the clan to his room, and that was the last thing he wanted right now. His cock was still hard from their kisses, tenting the front of his pants. This was not how he wanted to greet others.
“Huli, did you tell Min about how we first met?”
The fox stiffened and narrowed his eyes at him. “No,” he replied.
“It was early spring, and I’d walked a couple of kilometers away from the clan home just an hour or so before dawn. I sat on a log, prepared to meet the sun, but a little fox tumbled out of the bushes. I gave him my last baozi, and he tried to climb into my sleeve in search of more.”
Huli’s fierce expression softened in an instant and he rushed across the room, back into Xiao Dan’s arms. “Don’t talk about that day. It’s too sad and embarrassing.”
Xiao Dan chuckled and hugged him tightly. “Why is it sad and embarrassing?”
“Embarrassing because I was stupid and sad because you could have died that day,” Huli mumbled against his chest.
“You weren’t stupid, and I didn’t die because you were there to save me. My Huli has always been there to save my life when I needed him.”
Huli lifted his head up to stare at Xiao Dan. “But why the kisses?” He held up one finger to stop Xiao Dan’s answer. “I’m not complaining. But I’m confused. You should be angry at me. You should hate me.”