A Man Like None Other (Jared Chance) novel Chapter 6075

Jade Immortal City, Jade Immortal Manor.

The day sat squarely in early spring.

Warm air brushed past tiled roofs and slipped between peach trees, shaking loose a rain of soft pink petals that drifted over courtyards and stone lanes like silent confetti.

Rania, dressed in plain white, had climbed alone to the topmost balcony of Starwatch Tower.

The height gave her an unbroken sweep of sky, yet the stillness around her carried both restless hope and a nervous tightness she could not chase away.

Ever since Jared departed Jade Immortal City, an uneasy flutter had camped behind her ribs and refused to settle.

Julian had sworn Jared was unharmed, yet second-hand comfort faded the moment she turned away; until she stood face to face with him, worry kept tugging at every thought.

"Rania."

The single, familiar call slid in from behind her, gentle yet unmistakable.

A quick tremor snapped through her shoulders; she spun around before doubt could plant its roots.

Jared waited at the threshold, still in his blue robe.

New steadiness trimmed the lines of his brow, and faint golden traces rippled in his eyes, lending an almost imperious mystery to the gaze resting on her.

"Jared!"

Moisture rimmed Rania's eyes as she threw herself forward and folded into his chest.

He held her with careful arms.

Soft warmth pressed through the thin cloth between them, and for one brief breath the blood and battles he carried seemed to loosen their grip.

In recent days he had marched across borders and painted the ground red; iron smell still lingered on his palms.

Only beside Rania did that weight roll off his shoulders, letting the simpler man underneath breathe again.

"I made you worry," he murmured, voice pitched for her alone.

She shook her head and tipped her face up toward him. "Nothing matters but your safe return. Father said you shattered the Skyreach Path; level thirteen is finally free."

"Free, yes." Jared's gaze slid to the distant horizon. "But the larger trial waits ahead."

An invisible hand squeezed her heart. "You… you're heading for the Fourteenth Firmament, aren't you?"

He chose honesty and nodded. "I have to. Mr. Morse's soul still needs to be rescued, and level thirteen isn't truly secure until the threat is cut at its root."

Silence collected between them before she answered, voice almost a whisper. "I know I can't hold you back. You're an eagle built for the highest sky; this layer is already too narrow for your wings."

Tears shimmered, yet her smile stayed. "No matter how high or how far you fly, I'll be here. Jade Immortal City will always be your home."

The words struck him deeper than any blade.

He looked at the woman who gave and never asked, and warmth quick-stepped through every vein.

Without warning he bent and scooped her into his arms.

"Ah!"

Surprise burst from her lips. "Jared, you…"

"For the next few days, I go nowhere but where you are."

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