Chapter 44

Tariq Al-Khoury stepped forward, his gaze fixed on the blood-colored jade pendant resting in the velvet-lined box. He didn't reach for it immediately, instead circling the table with a faint, knowing smile. Bilal Reyes tightened his grip on the edge of the display, his knuckles turning white, while Farid watched Tariq with narrowed, suspicious eyes. "A blood tear jade was formed because of human blood that flowed into the jade, forming the tear markings," Tariq began, his voice slow and rhythmic,...