DANCING IN THE DARK

Li Hua had barely closed her eyes when the bed dipped beneath her.

Instinct reacted before thought. The familiar weight of her daggers materialized in her grip, her breath sharp as steel. But before she could strike, a strong arm snaked around her, a grip so deceptively relaxed that it would've seemed harmless—if not for the raw power simmering beneath it.

"My little tempest." The voice was a low rasp beside her ear, sending a shiver down her spine. Mo Xing lay atop her covers, dark eyes catching the moonlight like liquid silver. The way he looked at her—like she was something fascinating, something he intended to unravel—set her nerves ablaze.

Her body coiled, instincts screaming at the proximity of someone so overwhelmingly powerful. Even without moving, his presence pressed into her senses, thickening the air between them like the first crackle of a storm.