Raani just smiled, seeing his confidence. She didn't see it as arrogance because she had seen his power and felt it too, so she was sure about his words.
The warning was not unexpected, but hearing it from Raani—his loyal Dragon Maiden captain—made it carry more weight.
The clan had shown its true colors in the hall, and he had no intention of letting their greed or their grudges dictate his path.
Raaya Villa was his.
The women who had chosen him were his.
And whatever the Jiunsu clan thought they could take from him, they would learn soon enough that some things were no longer theirs to claim.
The rain continued to fall, a steady curtain that blurred the edges of the terraced fields.
Jake and Raani stood together in silence for a while longer, the weight of the day's events settling between them. They simply watched the land, and the sound of rain made it feel calmer and more serene.
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