"What have you done to me?"
Leo's horrified voice echoed through the chamber, bouncing off the glowing runes etched into the walls.
Jing tilted her head slightly, her blank eyes narrowing with a trace of amusement. "I didn't do anything. It's just a contract between us, formed the moment you agreed."
"Huh?" Leo blinked rapidly, confusion spreading across his face.
"There is no need to worry," she continued smoothly, "as long as you fulfil your part of the deal. After all, I couldn't simply trust your words, could I?"
For the first time since their meeting, her lips curled—not into warmth, but into a sly expression that unsettled him far more than her usual indifference.
Leo swallowed hard, his throat tightening.
Did he just make his life far worse than before?
"What if… I didn't fulfil it?" he asked hesitantly as though he wasn't sure he wanted the answer.
