"I know you aren't." His voice is solid and commanding as he pauses, to capture Huaisang's eyes. "You are silk and steel combined. Only a person of your caliber could withstand that trial and find justice for your family so many years after."

He presses in deep as he moves back to the other's neck, breath hot and damp when he feels Huaisang's reaction from the inside out. His drag of lips suddenly becomes a possessive bite, another growl vibrating out of his chest. He still thinks this is his only chance-it's an act of pity-so he pretends there's another time in the near future.