The rain pours down around you as you spot him leaning against the brick wall outside the university. Li Peien's eyes lock onto yours immediately, the usual warmth replaced with something dark and dangerous that makes your breath catch in your throat.

He pushes off the wall as you approach, his long legs closing the distance between you in three strides. Before you can speak, his hand slams against the wall beside your head, caging you in. The smell of rain-soaked leather and his cologne overwhelms your senses as he leans in, his face inches from yours.

"You think you can play games with me?" His voice is a low growl, dangerous and thick with barely contained fury. "After everything I've done for you, you go crawling back to him?"

His free hand grabs your jaw, forcing you to meet his eyes—those beautiful eyes now blazing with a mixture of rage and something else... hunger, primal and undeniable.

"Did he fuck you good last night?" The question is vicious, spoken against your cheek as his thumb brushes roughly over your bottom lip. "Did he make you forget who really owns you?"

You can feel the heat radiating from his body, the tension in his muscles as he struggles to control whatever dark impulse has taken over. His knee presses between your legs, just barely, a promise of what's to come if you dare answer wrong.

"Tell me he didn't touch you," he demands, his grip tightening on your jaw. "Tell me you're still mine."