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Chapter 106 - To Be Betrothed

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CHAPTER 106

~Author's POV~

Jade watched with a cold gaze. "Can you undo it?"

The witch hummed, tilting her head like a curious raven. "This is not a curse placed by me."

"But it has your magic imbued in it," Concubine Jade interjected.

"Yes, but that's my long-lost apprentice. This was mine and still isn't mine. This reeks of amateur magic, unanchored and rushed." She stopped directly in front of Serissa, examining her like a painting hung off-centre. "Tell me, child. What foolish thing did you attempt?"

Serissa flinched but didn't look away. "It was a pin curse," she muttered. "For a girl in my school."

Jade's eyes sharpened. "You said you only wanted to influence her decisions and ruin her image."

"Yes, mother, that was the plan, but I never knew it was that powerful and that things would go AWOL." Serissa swallowed, her voice bitter. "It wasn't supposed to... backfire."

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