[Fated Chronicles 04] • The Ghost, the Dragon, and the Lost King

“Twenty-four hours, Jae,” she stated coarsely. “To tell me everything I want to know. Or you will suffer my wrath. Fully. And unconditionally.” She spun around only to be accosted by a ghost. "How dare you show yourself to me, alive or dead?”

“Because it is time.”

“Time for what? To remind me what a lying, cheating coward you are. I curse the day I met you!”

The ghostly spirit hovered, his gaze saddened, but determined.

“I know you do, but I will always love you. For all your faults. For all your imperfections. For all your sins. Even beyond my end.”

She wore a callous, icy stare. “Still protesting your innocence?”

He smiled weakly. “Think of me what you will. Although I will always love you, my purpose today is not for you. But if I can save you….” he stopped, with a ghostly shake of his head. “After today, everything changes. After today, all will know why. And after today they will know how to stop you.”