Was a woman.
Wangchen stared into the frozen room.
"She is a maiden."
His voice shook.
The realization hit him like a thunderbolt.
Suddenly, every strange moment between them made sense.
The way Ji'an pushed people away...
The way she always wore loose clothing...
The way she avoided being touched...
The way she became nervous whenever someone got too close...
The panic in her eyes when he had cornered her...
She thought she had fooled me.
A quiet laugh escaped Wangchen.
She had believed he had only been attracted to her male disguise, and thought the silver hair had distracted him.
She had no idea.
I would have loved you even if you were a man.
Wangchen's expression softened.
I would love you even if you became a ghost.
But knowing the truth...
His heart beat harder.
Knowing that she is a woman...
His thoughts became dangerously focused.
