"You know it was within my reason to bring you back here," Xiao's voice cuts through the tense air, and despite your frustration for being kept in the bedroom, he runs his hands over your shoulders, trying to press the knots from your muscles.

"I'm protecting you. Out there, you may believe that however far you are from me that you are beyond my eyes." He drawls. The Yaksha leans forward to press a kiss against the very same shoulder he was caressing.

"No," he chuckles. "This is for your own good. You shall stay in this bedroom until I deem you good enough to go out again."