"Miss Li!"

Li Ming stopped walking as she heard someone shouting her name.

As she turned to look at the person who was standing near the statue of the Phoenix at the end of the beautiful garden, she recognized him immediately.

The man hurriedly walked towards her and as he reached the entrance of the corridor where she was currently standing, a bright smile appeared on his face.

"Young Master Gao!"

Li Ming politely greeted the young man as waited for him to speak.

"Miss Li, I....Oh! Congratulations on becoming the Thunder Immortal." Young Master Gao hurriedly congratulated her as he was too nervous to think of anything else to say to the beautiful young lady.

"Thank you, Young Master Gao."

Li Ming once again stayed polite even though she was getting a little impatient with the way he was reacting.

"I.....I...well....."

When the man kept stopping without speaking anything understandable, she decided to speak.

"Is there something that I can help you with, Young Master? Otherwise, I will be heading to find the Supreme Immortal since I have something important to discuss with him."

That was a lie! She did not have anything important to discuss with Wen Guiying but for the sake of getting rid of this young man, there was no harm in lying.

"Oh!....well...It's quite surprising that we finally have the 'Chosen One' among us. Your life probably....."

Young Master Gao trailed off as his eyes landed on a familiar figure who was approaching them.

The frown that had appeared on Li Ming's face only deepened as she noticed the weird expression of the Young Master.

She noticed him looking at something over her shoulder and as she turned to follow his gaze, she found her eyes landing on a very familiar figure.

"Are....mmmm!"

To say that Li Ming was taken aback when her lips were sealed in a fierce kiss, would be an understatement.

She was aware that Young Master Gao was still standing there beside them and the realization that she was being kissed in front of him made her push her mate away.

But whom she was kidding?

Her push barely got registered as her angry mate deepened the kiss with a low growl.

Her body was filled with those very friendly sensations that she had started to love and enjoy.

Her soul was filled with happiness while she could feel the soulbond that they shared fluttering with life.

"This...."

She was pulled out of her haze when her ears registered the shocked voice of Young Master Gao.

This time she succeeded in pulling away from the heart-melting kiss but only because he let her.

The angry Immortal whose hands were gripping her body tightly turned to look at the young man with anger-filled eyes as he shouted, "SCRAM!"

Young Master Gao did not need another order from the deadly Immortal to flee from there in order to save his life.

His silhouette immediately disappeared from the corridor, leaving Li Ming alone with her angry mate.

"What's wrong with..... Ahhhh!"

She did not get to complete her question as she was immediately pushed against the wall of the long corridor and her lips were once again sealed in a fiery kiss.

It was not a slow or sensual kiss, rather it was filled with fierceness and full of anger.

She could feel his anger and jealousy through the bond that the two of them shared and all that she wanted to do at that moment was to make him feel better.

However, a part of her brain was aware that they were still out in the open and it won't be a good thing if someone saw them in such an intimate situation.

But while her mind was aware, her body had already started betraying her as it greedily sought for the closeness of her mate.

Before she could lose herself completely, Li Ming cast a powerful spell that hid them from the prying eyes.

And as soon as the spell was completed, she finally let go of herself. Her body went jelly in his embrace as she parted her lips to allow entrance to his prying tongue.

She let him take over her body, heart, and soul as she enjoyed the closeness for which her soul had been crying for so long.

Her hands landed on his muscular biceps and then they slowly started moving towards his shoulders.

However, another low growl left his lips as he captured both of her hands in his own before playing them against the wall above her head.

His body pushed her against the wall before it was plastered against her small profile as he once again attacked her already swollen lips.

She felt one of his hands on her waist as his fingers glided across her belly before gripping her gown as if he was contemplating whether to tear that beautiful dress off her body or not.

"We....are...o-outside."

Li Ming spoke through short gasps as she pulled away to look at the red gleaming eyes of the Second Demon Prince.

She gave a tug to her hands which were still captured above her head in one of his hands.

She was gifted with a frustrated growl from her mate but he still let go of her hands.

A smile bloomed on her lips as she cupped his face with both of her hands while looking into his red glowing eyes.

"For some utterly stupid reason, I'm so happy after seeing you so jealous like this. Do you think I'm losing my mind?"

She asked while tilting her head to one side as she watched his eyes returning to normal.

She loved his unique eyes. The red fiery ring that outlined his irises was so alluring and mesmerizing that it was impossible to look away.

"I need to go."

His voice came out so low that it was barely audible, however, Li Ming heard it very clearly.

She watched with a heavy heart as he pulled her hands away from his cheek as he again whispered.

"I'm sorry. I know I'm not the best mate out there. But I'm relieved to know that the others are taking care of you. And don't you dare to talk to that child again!"

He planted a kiss on her forehead before he pulled away from her, watching with a broken heart as a single tear rolled down her cheek.

But he could not stay any longer!