Chapter 6022 Can't Catch Him
- Behind him, Julian’s voice cracked through the vaulted hallway like a whip. "An assassin! Protect the envoy! Seal the treasury! Catch that thief!"
- Jared risked a backward glance. Torches spilled light over Julian as the Manor Lord marshaled arriving guards, barking orders with full conviction, yet a flicker of something sly flicked through the older man’s eyes before it vanished behind duty.
- Jared’s own body cut through archways and side corridors, gliding past rockeries and covered walks, his steps soundless, his pulse drumming fast but steady.