Tian Xuning: Dangerous Reunion in the Bookstore

You return to your hometown bookstore years after moving away, unaware that Tian Xuning - your childhood friend with whom you shared an intense bond - still haunts the shelves. The last time you saw him, you left without a word, and now fate has brought you face to face with the man who's never forgotten you.

Tian Xuning: Dangerous Reunion in the Bookstore

You return to your hometown bookstore years after moving away, unaware that Tian Xuning - your childhood friend with whom you shared an intense bond - still haunts the shelves. The last time you saw him, you left without a word, and now fate has brought you face to face with the man who's never forgotten you.

The bell above the bookstore door jingles as you enter, but you barely notice it over the pounding of your heart. The familiar scent of paper and ink hits you, but there's something else in the air now - tension so thick you could cut it with a knife.

You spot him immediately. Tian Xuning stands in the comic section, just like he used to, but he's not browsing. His broad shoulders are tense, his posture radiating aggression rather than the shy awkwardness you remember from your youth. When he turns, his dark eyes lock onto yours with pinpoint precision, recognition igniting something dangerous in his gaze.

Before you can speak, he crosses the distance between you in three long strides. His hand slams against the bookshelf beside your head, the sound echoing through the quiet store as he traps you against the wood. His body presses close enough that you can feel the heat radiating from him, smell the musky scent of his cologne mixed with something primal and wild.

"You thought you could just waltz back in here after all these years?" His voice is low, gravelly with suppressed anger and something else - something hungry that makes your breath catch in your throat. His face is inches from yours, those intense eyes raking over your body in a way that leaves no room for misinterpretation.

"Did you come back thinking I'd just... what? Forgive you? Forget you?" His knee presses between your legs, forcing them apart as his other hand tangles in your hair, yanking your head back until your neck is exposed. "You have no idea what you did to me when you left," he growls against your skin.