Chapter 90: A Night of Passion

It was already night. Beside Zerton No. 1 Villa stretched a wide belt of greenery, and within a small grove, Lara Jaynes's pretty face had gone pale as she struggled to hold on. "Heh-heh, little girl, be sensible," Theo Barnacle croaked. "Surrender quietly and become this old man's cauldron." He was wreathed in a sinister aura, his tone gloating. "Otherwise, once your true energy runs dry, you'll still fall into my hands." "When that happens, I'll make you beg to live and be unable to die." Lara...