On the third floor, Wen Ran had just finished freshening up and was walking out of her bedroom.
Suddenly, there was a loud crash, and the next moment, the door was flung open.
“Brother?”
Wen Ran thought it was Ize, but when she turned to look, she saw a tall, powerfully built man instead.
The man had a crew cut, and his deep blue eyes were filled with a drunken haze yet held a glint of aggression.
He looked like a wild, untamable wolf.
Wen Ran’s hands began to tremble uncontrollably as a scene flashed through her mind: she was bound to a bed with iron chains, and Lu Yanting was closing in on her, holding a syringe.
The man’s sinister voice echoed in her ears.
“Wen Ran Mite, once I inject you with this, you’ll never be able to leave me.”
“Wen Ran Mite.” Reality and illusion intertwined.
A wicked smile played on Lu Yanting’s lips as he closed in on her.
Terrified by his intimidating presence, Wen Ran turned to run for the door.
But before she could escape, a large hand seized her arm.
She fell into a searing embrace, then he hoisted her up and carried her toward the large bed.
Lu Yanting gripped her chin, his hoarse voice thick with the reek of alcohol.
“Wen Ran Mite, if you know what’s good for you, break off our engagement.
Otherwise…”
Lu Yanting’s deep eyes scanned the girl beneath him.
Her face was small and delicate.
Up close, the gentle fragrance of roses drifted into his nostrils.
Perhaps because she had just bathed, the rich rose scent was strong enough to cut through the haze of his drunkenness.
“Not bad looking, I’ll give her that.
Too bad she doesn’t have a Spiritual Body.”
‘How could he, the dignified Sea Shark Young Master Lu, ever be paired with a female who lacks a Spiritual Body?’
‘No matter how beautiful she might be, to him, she was just a useless ornament.’
That was what his mind told him, but his constantly climbing Frenzy Value and the Spiritual Body straining to leap out thought otherwise.
“Hah.
Seductive little siren.”
Lu Yanting lowered his head, his kiss falling upon her with forceful dominance.
He seized her wrists with one hand, pinning them above her head and holding her firmly against the bed.
“Lu Yanting, let go of me!” Seizing the moment he broke the kiss for air, Wen Ran pounded frantically on his shoulders.
But his shoulders and neck were solid muscle; she couldn’t hurt him in the slightest.
As Lu Yanting leaned in again, Wen Ran bit down hard on his shoulder.
Her action seemed only to ignite the man’s feral nature.
He tore the straps of her nightgown, revealing her smooth, pale shoulders and delicate collarbones.
His teeth, sharp as a shark’s, pierced her skin, leaving vivid red bite marks on her shoulder and collarbone.
His searing palm moved downward, mauling her slender waist.
He planted a well-muscled leg on the bed, forcefully parting Wen Ran’s thighs.
“Little wildcat, your pheromones actually smell pretty good.”
Besides, he’d discovered that being intimate with this little wildcat lowered his Frenzy Value.
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Her hands now free, Wen Ran blindly tapped her Smart Brain, dialing her first contact.
Meanwhile, Ize had just stepped out of the bathroom, drying his long, golden hair, when he saw the call from Wen Ran.
He casually tossed the towel onto the floor and answered the call.
“What is it?”
“Mmph…
Bro…
Brother, save me.”
“Naughty little wildcat…”
Before Ize could ask for details, a man’s low, hoarse voice came from the other end, and the call was immediately disconnected.
Without a second thought, Ize crossed to the adjacent bedroom in a flash of lightning.
The bedroom door stood open, the room brightly lit.
His eyes were immediately drawn to the bed, where two figures were entangled.
The man’s large frame completely covered the girl beneath him.
The air was thick with an aggressive, masculine scent, and the corners of Ize’s eyes flushed crimson.
“Mmph…
Brother, save me.”
“Let me go!
No!
I’m begging you, let me go!”
Lu Yanting’s forceful assault threw Wen Ran back to her past life, to the scenes of him brutally tormenting her.
A chill shot up from the soles of her feet, sweeping through her entire body.
The girl struggled desperately, a silent scream echoing in her mind.
‘Save me!
Can anyone save me?’
As if the gods themselves had heard her plea, the weight on top of her suddenly vanished.
A man’s furious roar filled her ears.
“You dare touch her!
I’ll kill you!”
Ize’s hand was clamped around Lu Yanting’s neck, the veins on his arm bulging.
His lips trembled with fury.
Lu Yanting’s face turned crimson, and his deep blue eyes began to roll back in his head.
“Young Master, you mustn’t!
He’s Young Master Lu of the Sea Shark family!”
Hunter, hearing the commotion, rushed in with several servants.
He was shocked by the sight of Lu Yanting’s condition.
He and the servants rushed forward to pull the two men apart, but Ize’s arm was like cast iron; they couldn’t budge him at all.
Sweat beaded on Hunter’s anxious forehead.
As a last resort, he turned to Wen Ran for help.
But when he saw Wen Ran’s state, he froze.
Young Master Lu had actually…
His heart ached seeing Wen Ran looking as fragile as a broken doll.
Ize noticed Hunter’s gaze, and his furious expression darkened.
“All of you, turn around,” he commanded sharply, quickly moving to the bedside to wrap the girl’s body in a blanket.
“Brother…” Wen Ran’s small hand clutched a corner of Ize’s robe, her eyes filled with terror.
Ize pulled the girl into his arms, kissing her forehead reassuringly.
“Don’t be afraid.
I’m here.”
His face was cold as he said in a low voice, “Take Lu Yanting to the interstellar court.
The charge: assault on a female from a First-class Family.”
“Yes, Young Master.” After seeing Wen Ran’s condition, Hunter no longer cared about Lu Yanting’s status or the consequences of the two families becoming enemies.
The color was returning to Lu Yanting’s face as he lay on the floor.
He shot a provocative look at Ize, his lecherous gaze sweeping over Wen Ran’s pale face.
Displeasure surged within him when he saw the two of them embracing so intimately.
“What’s wrong with me and my fiancée getting better acquainted?
Isn’t that the whole reason you had me move in?”
“So why is she acting like some chaste maiden now?
You should all be grateful that I’d even look twice at a female with no Spiritual Body.”
‘If he hadn’t needed to confirm that intimacy with her would lower his Frenzy Value, he would’ve never deigned to touch her.’
His contemptuous words were exactly the same as in her last life, making Wen Ran tremble uncontrollably.
Ize’s blue eyes were as deep and cold as a winter lake.
“What are you standing around for?
Get him out of here.”
With a grim expression, Hunter and the servants hauled Lu Yanting out of the bedroom and shut the door.
Ize looked down at Wen Ran in his arms.
Her face was pale, and her long, silver-white hair was stuck messily to her cheeks.
She looked disheveled and utterly pitiable.
Ize softened his voice.
“Ruanruan?”
Wen Ran looked up at the sound of his voice.
Her almond-shaped eyes were swimming in a watery mist, her eyelashes damp with tears, and her gaze was filled with fear.
“Brother…
I…
Lu Yanting, he…” Wen Ran’s voice was choked, her words a jumbled mess.
“Don’t be afraid.
Lu Yanting has been taken to the military court.
For sexually assaulting a female, the lightest sentence is exile to a barren planet.
The most severe is death.”
“I will do whatever it takes to make sure Lu Yanting gets the death penalty.
He will never have the chance to hurt you again.”
Hearing that the demon from her past life—a man who had loomed over her like an unmovable mountain—could be so easily sentenced to death, Wen Ran felt an indescribable tremor in her heart.
With tears streaming from her reddened eyes, she threw herself into Ize’s arms and began to wail.