(Hi there! Author's note: This chapter contains a slightly more explicit erotic scene, though nothing too graphic. Reader discretion advised. I also want to thank you for reading all the way up to this point and for supporting what I do. It really means a lot to me, thank you so much <3)
Ayame called out to Rouhuo, telling her to get over to the unconscious Yuecheng. The half-lioness nodded, then lifted the boy into her arms and placed him gently into his mother's embrace.
"Yue…" Ayame whispered in a trembling voice as she hugged him tightly. "Yue, sweetheart, it's okay. Everything's going to be okay. I won't let anything happen to you. I'm sorry… it was my mistake, letting Hoshizuma control your consciousness for so long."
"M-my lady," Rouhuo whispered, clearly moved.
"I hope he'll be okay," Yuri said, worried.
