Chapter 19
Irritation.
That was the only way Shen Yu could describe what he felt as he watched Kim Taehyun stare at Jiang Li.
Those dark eyes were the same as always—deep, unreadable, heavy enough to feel like an abyss pulling everything into it. Yet the longer Shen Yu watched that gaze settle on the omega beside him, the more a familiar unease crept beneath his skin.
And then he understood why.
It was the same look.
The same look Taehyun had once worn years ago, back when his attention had slowly begun shifting toward He Lian. Shen Yu remembered it now with uncomfortable clarity—that quiet intensity hidden beneath calm composure, the subtle possessiveness that only became obvious once it was already too late.
It had been the look of someone deciding they wanted something.
Someone preparing to take it.
Back then, Shen Yu had watched Taehyun steal away something he once believed would eventually become his.
So why… was he looking at Jiang Li that same way now?
