His eyes burned with silent fury and bone-deep exhaustion as he stared at the muted carpet.
Outside, the bright morning sun streamed down upon the city, bathing it in golden light.
But inside, darkness curled around him like a living, breathing thing, whispering silent curses into his ears.
He reached up, rubbing his temples with long fingers as exhaustion coiled through his chest like heavy iron chains. The memory of her screams from the night before echoed mercilessly in his mind.
"Let me go… let me go… I don't want anything…"
His jaw clenched tightly, the muscles ticking along his sharp jawline. He was in a situation he couldn't have foreseen and was already out of control.
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The door clicked shut softly behind her, cutting off the faint sound of his quiet breathing within the room.
For a moment, Bai Zhi stood there, unmoving, her delicate fingers still curled around the doorknob as if she hadn't realised she had let go.
