Zi Feng, Tusha, Chun Xu, Dong Ling, the Zhi-Zhu twins, Yan Le, and the Li initiates—regardless of how their brains usually operated, as Xinzi's words pealed through their ears, the girls all felt their heart drum, race and beat as if trying to leap out of their chests.
A silence settled in, soon broken by Dong Ling who threw herself into Xinzi's arms, nestling on his chest.
"A'Xin, I love you."
"Are you sure? Is it love or lust?"
"Both, always both."
"I know." The quick back and forth ended with Xinzi kissing Dong Ling's forehead. Here, an odd glint flashed through her eyes—not noticed by Xinzi who, due to the Night Flowers' repeated warnings, didn't use his Bloodshifter Heart to read the girls' emotions.
