When Petals Meet The Blade (Priscilla and Waldo) novel Chapter 319

Chapter 319

Chapter 319

There was nowhere to hide around there. Just as Jessica was about to move, Leon suddenly pulled her close by the waist, spun around, are unexpectedly ducked into another nearby cave with her.

As they stepped inside, they found themselves in pitch darkness, unable to see a thing. The cave stretched deep into the darkness, its hidden contents

unknown.

Patrol guards passed by in the passage outside. Moments later, a woman’s bloodcurdling scream suddenly echoed from the next room. Jessica looked up at Leon in the darkness, unable to make out his expression but acutely aware of his mingled breaths. Leon’s slender fingers tapped lightly against her

waist.

‘Lucy has been killed. It seems those who outlived their usefulness meet only one end.

‘But Lucy must have had accomplices inside the palace,‘ Jessica thought. ‘Otherwise, those thunder grenades could never have been smuggled in so easily.‘

Nowhere was safe, not even the palace. Her top priority was to track down those behind the Thunder Grenades.

Jessica took Leon’s hand and traced words on his palm, “The smell of saltpeter.”

Leon gently curled his palm around her fingertips. Jessica immediately understood what he meant and traced another word on his palm, “Confirmed.”

During her studies, Jessica explored countless rare and peculiar things. Her teacher didn’t just invent things she’d never even imagined. He could even make gunpowder.

Saltpeter, that was a smell she’d never forget once she’d encountered it. Jessica took Leon’s hand and traced on his palm, “The smell is even stronger

here.”

After a brief pause, Leon gently took her hand and led her a few steps deeper inside. They must be near where they were secretly making Thunder

Grenades if the smell grew stronger.

After making sure no one was around, Leon leaned close to Jessica and whispered, “You go first.”

“Go back,” she said.

To their surprise, they almost spoke in unison. In the darkness, they still locked eyes. This time, both could sense the determination and that barely noticeable trace of unease in each other’s gaze.

The destructive power of thunder grenades was terrifying. In such a confined space, one could be fatal.

“Right, so we go back?” Leon said firmly.

Jessica bit her lower lip and gently squeezed Leon’s palm. “Wait, no. We’re in this together. Whether we leave or investigate, we do it together.”

No need to say more. She seemed to catch a faint sigh from above her head, a barely audible exhale. It was the kind of resigned yet doting tone reserved for a willful child.

It was impossible for Jessica not to be smitten. Gratitude, guilt, his striking good looks, and the sense of security he gave her. When all these qualities converged in one man, one could hardly imagine just how irresistible his charm was.

Had she not been so heartbroken, she would have already fallen head over heels for him. Jessica couldn’t help but glance up at Leon. In the darkness, she could barely see a thing, yet somehow, everything seemed clear.

The sound of his heartbeat, his unique scent, the depth of his protectiveness, and the sense of security she felt under the shelter of his tall frame.

Jessica took his large hand once more and traced on his palm, “Drinks on me when we get out.”