Li Ming tried to take a deep breath but the tight grip around her throat made it hard for her to breathe.

She looked directly into the glowing eyes of the Demon Prince. Her hands lightly clutching his wrist, though she didn't try to make him lose his grip.

"I told you to stay still. You don't know how to listen, right my Sweet Prey?" His voice was deep and full of fire as his eyes stared deep into hers.

Never had she imagined that Hei Long could be the dominating type. But the fire in his gaze and his hand that was circling around her throat made her see her mate in a new light.

She should not be thinking about those things since she was technically a fourteen-year-old girl, but the images surfaced in front of her eyes, almost making her moan.

Though she caught herself at the very last moment and started coughing lightly to cover that lewd sound.

She felt the grip around her throat loosening as the Demon Prince softly whispered in her ears, "I don't like it when people disobey me. You better not move anymore. Just relax and sleep."

It was like he was so worried about her that he wanted to keep her with him at any rate and that didn't make any sense.

She was about to retort back when a very disgusting voice entered her ears.

"My my, never knew someone can turn you into a submissive. Must I say that I'm impressed with this Devil boy."

The tone was filled with amazement and mockery as the irritating smirk played on the red-coated lips of the banshee.

'What are you doing here?' Li Ming asked through their mind link.

Since the banshee was also a ghost she could not be seen by those whom she didn't want to see her.

In short, the Demon Prince was unable to see the banshee, neither could he hear her.

"Nothing. I just came here to ask you to accompany me somewhere. Wasn't expecting to see such a hottie here in your bed. Tell me, how much fun did the two of you had in my absence. Wanna share some with this friend of yours?" The banshee asked as she eyed the half-naked Demon Prince.

Hei Long was observing Li Ming's expressions very keenly since she had suddenly turned silent.

He saw as a frown appearing on her face. She immediately turned towards him and stared at his body.

"Let's go to sleep."

Li Ming said to the Demon Prince as she pulled the duvet over the two of them, snuggling closer in his arms as she made sure that he was completely covered.

"It's you who is freezing even though the winters are still a month and a half away. Why are you covering me up then?" Hei Long asked as he tried to get the cover off him.

But of course, Li Ming didn't let him take off the duvet. How could she? There were horny witches in the room eyeing her mate as if he was a piece of hot meat.

"Since you are keeping me warm, let the duvet keep you warm too." Li Ming said as she again pulled the cover up to his neck.

"But I'm not cold." Hei Long replied as he once again tried to take off the cover but again got stopped by the lilac girl, his lilac girl.

"Don't you dare take off this cover. I don't want anyone leering over your naked body. I mean half-naked body." Li Ming said with an authoritative tone.

The Second Demon Prince stopped as he stared interestingly at the girl.

She never stopped to amaze him. Her words, her actions, her boldness, her kindness, and even her cuteness was too much for his heart to take in.

She was like a mystery box, filled with limitless mysteries and puzzles. Always surprising everyone with her actions.

"What about you then? Who will save me from you? After all, in this closed room, you are the only person who is a danger to my chastity." Hei Long asked with a questioning raise of his eyebrows.

His words made Li Ming scoff.

"Let me remind you. It was your idea to take off your clothes. I never asked you to do that. I even asked you to put them back on several times. That's why you don't have any threats from me." She replied while rolling her eyes.

"Hard to believe. After watching you almost salivating at my bare chest, I'm seriously not believing in your words." Hei Long said as he shook his head lightly.

He was lying beside her on his side facing her as she laid on her back. He had put his head on his hand as it gave him a better angle to look at her face.

His dark hair gliding around his shoulder and collarbone, making Li Ming's finger twitch to run them through his long smooth silky hair.

His words made Li Ming's hand fly to her lips as she tried to check if she was actually drooling.

To her relief, she was not, but then she realized that she was tricked by the Demon.

She turned her face sideways as she glared at the Prince who was smirking at her. Though, his smirk looked more like a soft smile this time.

"Go find someone else to play with." She said as she turned around to face the opposite side from him.

However, the hand that suddenly circled around her waist stopped her and even made her turn to face him fully.

"No, I'm not finding anyone else. You are much more fun to play with." He said with that rare soft smile as he pulled her closer in his embrace, tucking her face against his naked chest.

All the words that Li Ming was about to hurl at the Demon Prince for his last comment died as she realized that her lips were barely a few centimeters away from his naked chest.

"Can you stop making out and come with me? You already ruined my scenery of his hot sexy body. Now, you can't go around kissing his naked form in front of my eyes."

The banshee whispered somewhere from behind her, making Li Ming curse in her mind.

'Then leave.' She replied with an irritated tone.

"Not until you will follow me too." The banshee shrieked into her ears, making Li Ming push her face closer to Hei Long's chest.

'Just go. I'll follow behind you in a minute.' Li Ming said as she tried to distance her face from his chest but got stopped by the warm hand that was resting on her nape.

"You will owe me for this babes." The banshee replied with smoky laughter as she disappeared from the room.

"I told you to not move." Hei Long softly whispered in her ears.

"I'm almost about to kiss your chest. Do you still want me not to move?" Li Ming asked with her raised eyebrows, though Hei Long couldn't see her face.

A soft laugh escaped Hei Long's lips at her words, making a soft smile appear on her lips too.

It felt good to know that she could make the cold-hearted demon laugh.

She was still not sure what to think of his behavior. Something was telling her that she was not being able to look past the reality of the scene.

However, after trying so many times, the Demon Prince didn't let a single word escape through his mouth.

Since her powers were drained because of that sudden pull, she also couldn't use her powers to try and find out what was wrong with the Demon Prince.

The last resort that she was left with was the soul mark. But how could she take a look at it without alarming the Demon Prince?

Hei Long's reply dragged her out of her thoughts.

"Just sleep. It's already turning dark outside. You will get a few more hours to rest today."

Li Ming didn't try to speak a single word this time. She just let out a deep breath and relaxed in his arms.

After closing her eyes, she concentrated on leaving her clone in her space and entered into her magical space.

Since her energy was already depleted, it won't be easy for the Demon Prince to recognize that the person in his arms was no longer a real person.

If not for her drained powers, it won't have been easy for Li Ming to fool the Demon Prince with such a trick.

But again, if not for her depleted energy she would not have ended up in his arms in the first place.

Should she be happy then that she ended up draining her energy? After all, due to this, she got to enjoy the warmth and closeness of her cold-hearted devil.

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"My Lord, are you going to visit him?" The man in the white long robe asked as the two men flew over the Snow Fields at the border of the Wang Empire.

The Immortal sighed as he replied, "Not today. He won't be happy to meet me only for an hour or two. I'll probably need a few free months to visit him. Let's head back for now. I'm planning to visit him soon."

And with that, the two men converted into two shining balls of light and disappears into the night sky.