JACE. I just finished my afternoon training session with Alonso. We were headed for the packhouse, as I had invited him to stay for dinner, which he accepted. I hadn’t had a chance to talk with Amara again, but having Alonso around was lessening the guilt I felt inside. Probably because, in a way,

JACE. "Whatever it is between me and Lexi, that’s consensual, so leave me out of your miseries. You both, on the other hand, need to man up and admit you suck in this department because whatever you planned before that said, 'I will wait for my fucking mate,' backfired, and you both don’t look happ

"Perfect then. I hope I didn’t force you. If I did, I don’t regret anything." "You didn’t. I wanted to be there." "Good. Now get some rest, and I’ll see you tomorrow night. It’ll be a long drive, but I will reserve a room for you in the hotel if you want to come earlier and stay after the party."

I just didn’t have the energy anymore. It was probably better to face Aunt Alexa’s disappointment rather than face Amara’s wrath. I wanted her to calm down so that maybe we could start all over again. If she didn’t want me there, then I wouldn‘t go. It was already five in the afternoon, and I ha

But I didn’t say anything to Zach, because despite the fact that he hated what Jace did to me, I knew he still valued the friendship between them, and I didn’t want to sound like the bad guy. I knew someday I would get over the pain of what happened, but not yet. The night went on, and it looked l