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Chapter 22 - Jealousy

Jace POV

I closed the door to my office and turned off the lights. The situation with Max was becoming a nightmare, and one I feared I could not contain much longer from my father. She unknowingly stepped over the cover line and was now in the direct line of fire.

Why did she prowl around the Umbridge case? I mean, what was her point? If Max uncovered more, the vampires in this city would order her capture or execution.

Director Ventura had been breathing down my neck since he saw her here last week, and I was coming up short of excuses.

I could always say I wanted her as a pet, but it would be hard to pretend with Max's hardshell exterior as they would see straight through her and know she wasn’t one.

There was something peculiar about Max. Something I couldn’t quite put my finger on made her stand out from the humans.

The other problem was that she had unearthed the fucking Noctua. My father would not be pleased to hear they were alive and operating within the city. I thought w
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