Chapter 203 - Running into Traps

Jasmine woke up, her eyes fluttering open as the first rays of sunlight seeped through the cottage's tiny window. The bed seemed comfortable and inviting, but there was something off about it, it was empty. She sat up, looking around the room, her heart bouncing, there was no sign of Ramin. She flung her legs over the edge of the bed and rushed out the door, into the cool morning air in a moment of panic. "Ramin!" she yelled, her voice resonating through the forest's silence. Anxiously, her heart was racing, she looked around the trees until she heard a rustling in the surrounding woods. Jasmine's fingers tingled with electricity as she steadied herself, her hands ready to channel whatever magic she could conjure. She waited only for Ramin to come out of the brush with a playful smile on his face, “Relax, Jas” he chuckled, clearly pranking her, “Didn’t mean to scare you” Feeling both relieved and annoyed, she let out her breath and punched him in the chest, "You just disappea