Chapter 790: How did you become a Voodoo Lwa?

After a long pause, Ivana gazed at Jacob with pleading eyes and asked quietly, "Why won't you come over?"

Jacob hesitated, feeling a mixture of confusion and frustration. "You seem a bit tense," Ivana noted softly, tilting her head.

Jacob couldn't help but let out a small, derisive laugh. "Ha."

He walked over and sat beside Ivana on the bed. "If you have something to say, just..."

Before he could finish, Ivana leaned into him, her small hand pressing against his bare chest. The scent of her faint perfume filled the air as she fell into his embrace, catching him completely off guard.

Jacob was momentarily stunned, his mind blank for a few seconds. Her delicate hand tightened on his chest, and he instinctively grabbed her hand, stopping her.

"What are you doing?" he demanded.

Ivana looked up at him, her eyes full of innocence, and then she frowned slightly, a hint of hurt in her expression. "It hurts," she said softly.

Jacob rele