Chapter 19: Preparing for Another
The flicker of lanternlight danced along the walls as soft incense coiled through the air—warm, heady, tinged faintly with lotus and spice. The scent wasn't just for ambiance. It was an aphrodisiac blend Xue Lan had started using more frequently.
She sat back against the curve of jade pillows atop their bed, her legs parted and relaxed. Her robe had long since been discarded, and her hair was unbound, spilling over her shoulders in dark waves. Her breasts rose gently with each breath, nipples still flushed and stiff. Her body radiated heat—not from effort, but from anticipation.
Lin Mu knelt at the edge of the bed, stripped of his outer robe, lips still glistening from where he had been licking her. His face flushed with shame, his cock still hard beneath his thin underrobes, he waited silently for her instructions.
She looked down at him and smiled lazily.
"Come closer."
He did.
She lifted her left leg and placed her foot gently on his shoulder. Her inner thigh was slick, and the soft folds between her legs were already beginning to spread again, barely recovering from her earlier arousal.
"You'll need to start early tomorrow," she murmured, "if you want me fully ready for him."
Lin Mu swallowed. "What should I do?"