Chapter 197

Jade's eyes snapped open in the med pod, and the wave of searing pain had her gasping for breath. She forced herself upright, her body trembling. Blueblood. That was what they'd injected her with. The same stuff Charles had running in his veins. Now she had it too? Damn Lena. Just because she was part of Firehunters, she thought she could treat her like this? "Ah!" Jade dug her fingernails into her arms. The pain in her body was like nails scraping down her bones, making her want to crawl out of her own skin. Footsteps sounded outside. Her expression changed in an instant. By the time the door swooshed open, she looked pitiful, fragile, like she was barely holding it together. "Noah~" Her voice trembled, laced with just the right amount of regret. "I messed up. I'm sorry." She had no other angle now. No excuses left. All she could do was lower her head and play the remorseful card. After all, to Noah, "Jade" should mean the world. He stepped closer, slipping a gloved hand gently across