Chapter 26
Golden eyes.
For a brief moment, Jiang Li wondered if he had seen it wrong.
The thought came slowly, almost unwilling to fully form, as though his mind itself resisted the reality in front of him. His fingers loosened without his awareness, and the pill he had been holding slipped from his grasp, falling somewhere onto the floor.
He did not notice.
What he did notice—what he could not ignore—was the pressure.
It descended all at once, heavy and suffocating, carrying with it the intoxicating scent of whiskey and rosewood. It pressed into his senses, thick and overwhelming, making it difficult to think—difficult to breathe.
His knees trembled.
How...how is the universe playing such a sick joke on me?
The thought surfaced abruptly, almost incoherent.
Jiang Li had witnessed Alphas entering rut before. Twice. That alone was enough for him to recognize the signs now, even through the haze settling over his mind.
What if he marks me…?
