Chapter: 50Chapter 50: Showing UpJace's Pov I tried to focus for the rest of practice, but it did not last.No matter how many drills I ran or how hard I pushed, my mind kept drifting back to the same thing. The way Nyra sounded on the phone did not sit right with me, and the more I thought about it, the more it bothered me.By the time practice ended, I had already made up my mind.I was not going to sit around waiting for her to pretend everything was fine.“Where are you going?” Mason asked as I grabbed my stuff.“Out,” I replied.He looked at me for a second, then smirked.“Yeah, I know what kind of out that is,” he said. “Try not to mess it up.”“I’m not going to mess anything up,” I said.“You say that now,” he replied.I shook my head and walked off before he could keep going.The drive to her place felt longer than usual, not because of traffic, but because I kept thinking about what I was going to say. I did not have a plan, and I did not like that. I usually knew how to handle things
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Chapter: 49Chapter 49: Something Off Jace's Pov I did not sleep well that night, and it had nothing to do with training or physical exhaustion. My body was tired, but my mind refused to shut down, and every time I closed my eyes, I kept replaying the same moments from the night before. I tried to ignore it, turning over in bed and telling myself it was not a big deal, but that did not change anything. Nyra’s voice stayed in my head, especially the way she said she was fine when it was obvious she was not.By the time morning came, I gave up on trying to get more rest and got out of bed. I moved through my routine without thinking too much about it, threw on my clothes, and headed straight to the rink. I figured if I kept myself busy, I would not have to deal with everything sitting in the back of my mind.The cold air hit me as soon as I stepped onto the ice, and for a moment, it felt like exactly what I needed. I pushed forward, picking up speed quickly, letting the movement take over. I foc
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Chapter: 48Chapter 48: The Night That Wouldn’t End Nyra's Pov The drive home felt longer than usual, even though I took the same route I always did. My hands stayed steady on the steering wheel, and my eyes stayed on the road, but my mind refused to settle. Every few seconds, it drifted back to the same moment outside the party, replaying it in a way that made it impossible to ignore.I could still see the way he had looked at me, the way the space between us had disappeared without either of us saying it out loud. I could still feel the pause right before everything almost crossed a line we would not be able to undo.I tightened my grip on the wheel slightly and forced my focus back to the road.“That was nothing,” I said quietly to myself.It should have been nothing. It was supposed to be controlled, like everything else I handled. I had stepped in, fixed the situation, and made sure there was no room for confusion. That was how I always operated.But this did not feel like that.By the tim
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Chapter: 47Chapter 47: After the Party Jace's Pov By the time we stepped outside, the noise from the party faded just enough for everything else to feel louder.The air was cooler, and it hit differently after being inside for so long. I ran a hand through my hair and exhaled slowly, trying to shake off the weight that had been building all night, but it didn’t go anywhere.Nyra stood a few steps away from me, her arms loosely crossed as she looked out toward the street. The lights from inside still spilled through the windows behind us, but out here, everything felt quieter, more real.“You always leave early?” she asked.“Not always,” I replied. “Just when it starts getting too much.”She nodded slightly, like she understood that without needing me to explain it further.“It wasn’t what I expected,” she said.“In a bad way?” I asked.“No,” she replied. “Just… different.”I leaned against the side of the car, watching her for a second.“You handled it well,” I said.“I told you I would,” she
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Chapter: 46Chapter 46: Public Claim Nyra's Pov The moment Aria walked away, the noise of the party rushed back in, but it didn’t feel the same as before.It wasn’t just the music or the crowd. It was the attention. Even though people had turned back to their conversations, I could still feel it lingering in small ways. A few glances lasted longer than they should have, and I knew exactly what that meant. They had seen enough to start forming their own versions of what just happened.I looked at Jace briefly and noticed the tension still sitting in his expression. He looked irritated, but not surprised, which told me that this wasn’t new for him. That made it worse in a different way.“That happens a lot?” I asked.“More than it should,” he replied.I nodded once and let my eyes move across the room again, taking in the way the energy had shifted. The situation wasn’t over just because Aria walked away. It had already turned into something else, and if I didn’t control it now, it would spiral i
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Chapter: 45Chapter 45: Aria Returns Jace's Pov I should have known the night wouldn’t stay calm for long.Things had settled into something easy after a while. Nyra stayed close, not in a way that felt forced, but in a way that made everything around us feel a little more grounded. We talked, moved through the crowd, and for once, I wasn’t thinking about anything outside that moment.That should have been a warning.“Jace.”I didn’t need to turn to know who it was.Nyra felt it too. I could tell by the way her posture shifted slightly beside me, like something in the air changed before the situation even fully revealed itself.I turned anyway.Aria stood a few steps away, her arms crossed, her expression already set in that familiar way that meant she wasn’t here to be casual about anything. She looked exactly the same, confident, sharp, and already ready to start something.“Didn’t expect to see you here,” I said.“That’s funny,” she replied. “I could say the same thing.”Her eyes moved to Ny
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