Dear Sweetheart novel

Chapter 666

“Don't be afraid. I bear you no ill will." The man's magnetic voice filled the room. Before Rayna could regain her senses, a cold touch on her wrist spread all over her body.

She tried to retract her hand in horror, but he tightened his grip. Then, the cold and menacing voice sounded once more. “It will sink deeper into your skin if you press down on it like you were doing. If you press any harder, it can get into your blood or organs through your skin and cost you your life."

“Really?" Rayna felt her skin crawl at liis words, as though she had been encased in ice for millennia.

The man smirked at Rayna's pale pallor before drawling. “I was just kidding!"

Rooted at the spot. Rayna did not respond until the man's voice sounded again in the room. “It was originally on the surface of your skin, your forcefill pressing has caused it to sink one layer deeper. Though it's not to the extent of the way I described, it will cause you agony and a terrible itch until your skin feels as if it’s on fire. Put this on. It will cause it to rise to the surface of your wrist. With tliis on. it will not run amok."

Rayna reached out to touch the cool bracelet on her wrist and asked softly. “What is it made of?"

“Emerald, and no ordinary emerald at that. This one cannot be bought." Jensen answered quietly, his gaze fixed upon Rayna's face as he memorized her every gesture. "Rest assured. Tliis artifact is harmless. It just feels cold to the touch. It won't harm you."

Rayna nodded at those words and hummed in response.

in his voodoo arts, might be able to extract the item within you. We want what’s within you. not your life. As long as you cooperate. I promise

meekly, without so much

wish to stay deep down, her vision was still proving troublesome, hindering her escape. She decided

“I'm thirsty." Rayna whined.

room and realized there was no water. “I'll bring you some water. Wait

fainter, and then the door clicked shut. She collapsed onto the carpet, touched the emerald

dried herbs from his medicine bag when Jensen arrived down the stairs. Knowledgeable in herbs himself, he recognized at a glance that

a vessel, drew out the excess air. added two drops of some unknown liquid, then set the vessel

is this for?" Jensen

use it to lure the blood parasites." As the traditional medicine practitioner spoke, he turned to produce two vials of strangely- colored liquid. He opened them, poured them into two vessels, then added a pinch of maggots from a white bottle. Jensen clearly saw how the larvae dissolved and mixed with liquid

sight before him and entered the kitchen to procure three

the door to the bedroom and found Rayna sitting obediently on the edge of the bed. As she could not

twisted open the cap and placed it in Rayna's hand. “There's no kettle here, so I must trouble you to drink it

Rayna brought the bottle carefully to her lips

drank over half the bottle in a single gulp, he pulled her up from the bed. “I'm bringing you to the restroom. Familiarize yourself with the route. I'm leaving in a bit. You will remain in tliis room while I'm away. The traditional medicine practitioner is downstairs. You can summon him if you're in urgent

Rayna answered softly before she felt herself pulled next to him to hear his gentle instructions. "There is a coffee table to your left in eight steps. Go around it. walk six more forward, and you're at the door to the bedroom. Take three steps to your left, and you'll

When she made it to the restroom, she added sheepishly, “I... need