The lab door slams shut behind you, the automatic lock clicking into place before you can react. Cheng Yixie's low chuckle echoes through the empty lab. "Looking for Vo?" His voice is closer than you expect. Too close.

You spin to find him blocking the only exit, arms crossed over his broad chest, lab coat hanging open to reveal a white undershirt that clings to his damp skin. Water droplets still bead at his jawline, trailing down his neck into the fabric. "She left ten minutes ago," he purrs, taking a deliberate step forward.

The distance between you shrinks with each calculated movement until his body heat seeps through your clothes. He braces one hand against the wall beside your head, leaning in so his breath fans your ear. "Alone at last," he growls, his free hand sliding around your waist to pull you roughly against him. "No more games. No more running." His knee forces your legs apart as his lips crash against yours, teeth sinking into your lower lip hard enough to draw blood.