8

**Jace Pov**

The sound of my phone woke me up from sleep.

It was Luke. I ended the call. I don't want to speak to anyone. I forced myself up from the bed and put my legs down. I used both my hands to grab a good amount of my hair tight. It sting a little, but not as much as my heart was.

These days, I find it very difficult to fall asleep. I spent most of the time in my home gym. And yes... I was back in the city.

Same day I saw the worst scene of Eliana giving someone else what I was hoping we would have, the same day I left. I couldn't take it. I just had to leave the town. Immediately.

Seeing Eliana with her boyfriend hugging in the eyes of the public broke my heart. Any chance I thought I might get with her was washed away.

So that was why she rejected me. He already has a boyfriend where she works. They have probably been together for a while now.

I stood up from the bed, put on a tank top and went to the kitchen. I gulped some water and then walked to my gym to do some workout