A sharp pain shot through Xia Xiwan, making her brows knit together. The color drained from her soft, rose-tinted lips in an instant. Just as quickly, a flicker of clarity returned to Lu Hanting. The savage, bloodthirsty impulse that had consumed him sent a chill down his spine, as if he had plunged into an abyss. He shoved her away. Xia Xiwan’s eyes fluttered open, her long lashes trembling as sh