The Man’s Decree – Chapter 6220

Jared's body finally gave out. He dropped to one knee in midair, his face white as paper, his breath so faint it had nearly run out.

The draconic energy around him vanished completely. Only a thin layer of golden light still lingered around his body, weak enough to go out at any moment. But he still kept his head lifted, looking at Josephine.

The tenderness in his eyes, the love in them, did not fade in the slightest. Even with death closing in, even with hellfire tearing through him from the inside, his gaze never left her.

"J-Josephine..." He forced the words out.

Bloody foam slipped from the corner of his mouth, and every syllable pulled at the wound hard enough to make the strain plain on his face. "I lost you. I failed your Father... Every moment, I was thinking about you. I wanted to find you, but..."