CHAPTER SIX
Jade awoke slowly. She kept her eyes closed and stretched languorously against the smooth, silk sheets. A slight smile of contentment curved her lips as she smelled the delicious aroma of breakfast drifting through the air. If it weren’t for the fact that her bladder was bursting, she might have been tempted to stay in bed all day. It seemed like forever since she’d had a good sleep in.
That thought banished the last fog of lazy sleep and she sat bolt upright in bed, eyes wide. What was she thinking? She wasn’t home! Somewhere out there, her friends were searching for her, battling who knew what dangers to try and rescue her from Zhudai’s clutches and here she was, revelling in the comforts of her jail.
Disgusted with herself, Jade slid off the bed and padded toward t
