262 Perfection Needs Sacrifices (2)

(Tom’s PoV)

“Right. I haven’t settled the score with you for jinxing me last time.” Jane glared at him and put on her angry look.

My inner fan boy danced in excitement seeing her adorable look. I coughed into my fist lightly to ease the thumping in my chest. I had promised myself not to touch her before we officially and legally were together. I didn’t want any impurities to affect our connection and power as Master and General and led to our own destruction.

“Okay, it’s enough. Putra, you should stop saying that word.” I warned him softly. “Can you stand up? I’ve bought some food for us.”

Jane thought for a bit, but then she nodded. Even though still with my help, she was considered to have recovered quite well. In no time, we have sat around the dining table with various food served on it. Putra was still with his usual half grumpy face -there was no excitement on his face seeing that much food. It was the exact opposite with Jane’s expression.

Her eyes were practically shining after seeing the table full of delicacies. Most of it was her favorites.

“Were you awake when you bought this?” She asked me in disbelief.

“Of course. I was fully aware of what I did.” I replied gently.

“But, you bought a lot!”

.....

“Yes, so what about it?”

How did she do it?

I confronted her about it. What did she do to control her own power to that extent?

“Nothing. It’s my first time hearing this protective barrier. Are you sure it came from me?”

I nodded firmly. Jane looked at her hand, flipped it over as if she could see the thing I was talking about. How silly of her!

“What does this protective barrier do?” she asked.

I shrugged. “I haven’t seen the difference so far.”

“Well, you’re about to. Soon. I’m heading back now.” Putra said before he disappeared, returning to where he was supposed to be.

I blinked my eyes in confusion. From her gaze, I knew that Jane was feeling the same. What did he mean by ‘soon’?

But, it was ‘soon’ indeed. As soon as we snapped out of it, we smelled something that didn’t belong to the house. It was the first time that we smelled it during our stay here. The thick smell of rotten meat and blood started to fill the house. The atmosphere turned heavy in instant. The supposedly comfortable warm room felt a bit hotter to our liking. The originally peaceful mood changed to depressing one. There were shadows lurking outside the window and I heard some noises in the attic.

“So, that’s the difference?” I arched my eyebrows.

“I still need some explanation. Maybe I’ll ask Siji. But...” She looked around then her eyes fell onto me. “You or me?” She asked.

“I’ll do it. Just sit down and relax.” I put my hands on her shoulders and pushed myself to stand up. Walking towards the source of smell, I thought to myself that it had been quite a time for us to face this kind of ghost. We had been focusing in fighting Shadows, or even low level demons. Usually the usual ghost would stay away from us, but maybe the disappearance of the bright halo made them feeling attracted to this villa.

Well, since they came to play, I would show them some game.