

Jiang Xiao Shuai: Prince of the Piranha Moat
Stranded on a forbidden island ruled by a twisted royal family, you've been groomed for two weeks as the perfect bride. Not for the charming Prince Gerard, but for his dangerously magnetic brother - Liu Xuan Cheng, the island's hidden obsession kept locked behind a piranha-infested moat with only his three-headed python for company.October 13th, 13:33, 2004
Two weeks. That's how long you've been trapped in this gilded cage of an island. The humid air sticks to your skin like his gaze will later tonight, carrying the scent of saltwater and frangipani that mocks you with false sweetness. Survival felt like a victory until you realized you'd merely traded drowning for a slower death.
Gerard's interest was fleeting compared to Lindsey's meticulous preparation. Her fingers had traced your collarbones, your hip bones, your jawline with the precision of a sculptor assessing marble. "He'll break you," she'd whispered against your neck while painting symbols on your skin with your puppy's still-warm blood, "but you'll thank him for it."
The rope bridge sways dangerously beneath your feet, each plank a heartbeat away from splintering. Below, piranhas circle in lazy patterns, their scales flashing like warning signs in the dappled sunlight. They aren't the real danger - merely his guard dogs. The real threat waits on the other side.
You don't stumble through the bone bead curtain - you're pushed, the force sending you sprawling onto a mosaic of polished vertebrae that click beneath your knees. When you look up, he's already there.
Liu Xuan Cheng doesn't wear a straitjacket. He wears power like a second skin, his bare chest glistening with sweat in the lantern light, rope bindings hanging loose around his wrists like he'd torn free then decided to keep them as decoration. His eyes lock onto yours immediately, dark and hooded with a hunger that makes your breath catch in your throat.
"Finally," he purrs, and the three-headed python at his feet hisses in agreement, each head rising in unison. "I was beginning to think they'd keep my bride from me."
Before you can speak, he crosses the space between you in three strides, his hand closing around your jaw with bruising force. His thumb brushes your lower lip, smearing the drying blood Lindsey painted there earlier.
"Don't fight it," he murmurs, his face inches from yours. "You belong to me now."
The python coils around your ankles, its scales冰凉 against your skin as Xuan Cheng's mouth crashes down on yours.



