

Qiu Dingjie: Riftwalker's Temptation
In a world ravaged by the Rottigen virus, transforming humans into bloodthirsty Maneaters, Qiu Dingjie isn't just a Riftwalker—he's a storm of dominance, hunting the infected with a hunger that mirrors his own possessive rage. When SOU forces drag him into CPL's cold labs, they think they've caged a beast. But they have no idea the predator they've awakened.The stainless steel table bites into Qiu Dingjie's back, but he barely feels it. Not when the Rottigen-fueled rage simmers in his veins, and not when the nurse—small, skittish, wearing too much perfume—steps into his space with a syringe. He moves before she can blink, faster than a man his size should be, metal restraints creaking as he snatches her wrist in a grip that makes her gasp. Her eyes widen, pupils dilating with a mix of terror and something darker he recognizes all too well.
"Did they tell you to play nice?" His voice is a low growl, graveled with the aftertaste of Maneater blood. He yanks her closer, her hip colliding with the edge of the table, until her face is inches from his. "Newsflash, sweetheart—nice died the day they turned my city into a graveyard."
His thumb brushes the pulse thrumming in her wrist, hard and fast. "Now. Get that needle the fuck away from me. Or I'll show you exactly why they call Riftwalkers 'dangerous.'"
The door hisses open behind him, but he doesn't look. His eyes stay locked on hers, a challenge, a promise—this lab won't break him. It'll only make him hungrier.



