A Readied Arrow

James Lu closed the door with his foot and carried Elizabeth Liang, who was barely conscious, up the stairs. The way he walked was urgent but incredibly steady, each step he took was strong and steadfast. "So hot..." Elizabeth mumbled in irritation. She currently felt as if she was stuck in a barren desert, choking from the heat and breathless from her thirst. She wanted to go out and find a stream to submerge herself in, so that she could escape from this burning emptiness. She rubbed her head against James's chest and clung to his shoulders. His cooler body temperature made her sigh with content. As the woman in James's arms let her hands freely roam around his body, he frowned and growled through gritted teeth, "F*cking stop it!" His command did nothing to stop her movements, if anything they grew even more audacious. "..." Utterly speechless, James quickened his pace. He finally arrived before Elizabeth's room. James effortlessly kicked the door open, then quickly walked in and ben