Chapter 1

Boom!

Thunder rumbled through the sky, and Willow Nason fell to the ground in fright.

She was in an old house in her rural hometown, surrounded by stacks of firewood and weeds. The house's interior was pitch black, and she couldn't see anything.

Ever since she was young, she had been afraid of the dark. Now, she managed to suppress her fear and groped her way to the door, pounding on it with all her might. "Is anyone there? Open the door!" There was no sound, and the only response she received was the pouring rain outside.

She had only come inside to fetch firewood, and now she was locked in!

The old house was surrounded by walls on all sides, and the roof was covered with old tiles that occasionally fell off, leaving only the wooden door as an exit. However, she couldn't push it open no matter how hard she tried. Boom! Rumble!

Another thunderclap tore through the sky.

Thud!

Suddenly, something fell from above, smashing through the roof and creating a loud noise.

"Ahhh!" Willow screamed in terror.

There was now a hole in the roof, and rain poured in. Lightning streaked across the sky, illuminating the previously boundless darkness of the interior to some extent.

In her fright, Willow saw a person lying on the ground. It was a man!

The man had fallen from the roof just now.

Judging by how the man was curled up, he seemed to be in great pain.

"Are you... are you okay?" Willow asked from a distance.

The man didn't respond.

'Oh my god. Is he dead?'

Willow's heart tightened at the thought. Fear coursed through her, but she slowly approached, extending her hand to check for the man's breath.

Suddenly, someone grabbed her hand.

about to scream, but

embraced her from behind. His hand on her mouth was wet and sticky, and

It also carried arrogance, a hint of unrestrained hoarseness, and even a touch of urgency. Willow nodded with frightened wide eyes, signaling that she

man removed his hand from her mouth. However, he collapsed to the ground

reached out and support him, but her own body ended up falling on

the next

lips unexpectedly met

let out a muffled groan, his hot breath spreading between their lips, filling the icy

me, and I'll give you

man's breath was heavy and ladened with uncontrollable hoarseness as

time to react as

sky and rumbled with thunder. The brilliance of the lightning fell upon

echoed from the roof as

pick him up. Bathed in the light of the lightning, he

and though he couldn't see her features clearly, her cheeks were delicate, and her skin was warm

hanging around his neck and placed it in her hand. This pendant was a precious heirloom of their family.

remained asleep as the man climbed the

-

dawn, Willow woke up

her mind. The man's heavy and scorching breath echoed

Looking down, she realized she was in a disheveled state, her clothes only partially covering

dream; it

there was no one else besides her. The man had

and stood up. There was a bloodstain on the straw-covered ground, and she

last night, and she could still vividly feel the effects

first time was

eyes stung, and she looked up through the hole

after the rain had washed it. The glow of dawn was spreading, indicating the passing

trapped in the previous night, with dark clouds looming and heavy rain

and something

a

the man

threw it to the ground with

innocence and gave her a pendant as if that

strength to grab a large stone from inside the house and smash open the wooden

old house was only two or three meters away from her own. She trudged through the muddy

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