The pain is now real, no more it feels like pleasure.
He felt alone, abandoned. He wanted to call out to her, but the silence was too loud, broken only by the sound of Hei Fei bathing.
He couldn't keep his eyes open; exhaustion finally won.
He drifted off to sleep, the intensity of the night still buzzing inside him.
He didn't know what tomorrow would bring, what Hei Fei's plans were, or if he'd ever see her again.
But for now, he was content to just rest, to try to make sense of the whirlwind of emotions he'd been through.
The night was over. For now.
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I was lying on my bed, my mind still fixed on that Iron Fang woman, Hei Fei.
Xue Ling, lying beside me, noticed my disturbed state and came closer.
"Is it still aching?" she asked tenderly, her voice laced with guilt, as if it were her fault.
My heart melted at her gentle tone.