The Cat and his White Rabbit, Tu ShuYin [2]

Sheng Hai let out a strangled breath as the ship departed from the harbour of Wushu, the island slowly fading into the rising mist.

It had taken him an arm and a leg to get the auctioneer off his ship.

Before leaving, the bastard even dared slip a bottle of *Love at First Sight* into his hand with a greasy, disgusting wink.

"To make it easier for the both of you," the bastard had said before gliding off the ship like a damn ghost.

Sheng Hai gritted his teeth as he tossed the bottle to one of his crewmates to use however they pleased. He would not take on a mate. As if his life wasn't a mess as it already was.

Taking on a mate would only complicate things, not to mention his mate was a shifter to top it all off.

"Cap, ya prey is tied to the bed."

"Stop calling him that!" Sheng Hai snapped, feeling a headache rolling in like the impending storm brewing up ahead.

"Ya didn't say what us should call him."