Lydia looked at him, and something like approval flickered in her eyes.

This man really was different.

He had just survived a life-and-death ordeal, yet the first thing he did after waking wasn’t to lose himself in romance.

He cut what needed cutting and moved the moment he made his decision.

“I’m going with you,” Lydia said. “You owe me two lives. I need to be there to watch you repay them.”

Jared let out a short laugh. “Alright. Then I guess I’ll owe you one more.”

Luther stepped forward as well. “I’m coming too. Those bastards from the Celestial Palace should’ve been dealt with a long time ago.”