Chapter 23 Decision

Chad had walked for some distance away before realising his blunder, but when he got back to the spot he left Jade at, she was gone.

He knew he had to be captured, because no ordinary person, be it a layman or an expert, could undo the magic ropes he had used to bind Jade with. That person would need to excel over his level. And such a master couldn’t have appeared in such a short time.

He reflected on what had happened earlier in the forest. It was extraordinary how Jade’s pulse was gone, as if her soul had left her body. The magic jade pendant belonging to Sky had proved to work wonders, when placing it on her chest had brought her back to life. But she still seemed in a daze, and unable to respond to him, so he had cuddled her close and called out her name repeatedly.

Fortunately, she responded.

It dawned upon him he was jealous. He was displeased with how Jade had placed so much importance on getting to Sky that she neglected her own injuries. While he was just her toy, someone to