Riven stirred awake, blinking against the dim light filtering through the small barred window. The familiar dampness of the underground cell clung to his skin, but something else filled the air this morning—something warm, savory, and unmistakably delicious.
Food.
His stomach tightened with anticipation. The scent was similar to the meal Xavier had brought him before, and like a well-trained pet, Riven's body responded before his mind fully caught up. He sat up, ignoring the stiffness in his muscles from the night before, and turned his head toward the cell door.
He had been tossed around so much in these last few days. His isekai had not been the smoothest in the least. But hey, at least there was an abundance of hot men, he was in a BL novel after all... He missed his little bunny Eli the most. Would he ever get the chance to meet him again?[1]
Xavier was already there.
But something was different.
