6.23 Grave Mistake

Lu Yizhou couldn't help but chuckle. What was with this déjà vu? He trailed his fingers along Jillian's sharp jaw until he could press his thumb on his kiss-swollen lips. "We're finally alone, and this is the first thing you are asking me?"

They had been on the road for the last few days where no privacy was given; the soldiers were travelling together, eating together and even bathing was difficult because most of the water source was frozen due to the chilling temperature. It was winter anyway, so they strived to hurry to the destination and forwent bath altogether.