Chapter 40

33.

Jace's POV.

I sniffed her perfume, I loved her scent and all I could think about still was the main reason I was here. I was here because of Brandon and I couldn't wait to end his life.

I wore my black holster inside the suit I had worn. And dancing on the dance floor, it gave me a better position to glance through the entire hall. I kept switching my position, I kept turning every time so that I wouldn't get to miss Brandon.

I got it all wrong, Brandon had a whole different plan. He was fully aware that I was going to be here. How come he knew? Who snitched? Who?

My eyes went wild as I saw a black Macho who pulled his trigger at me and at this point, all I could think about wasn't myself, wasn't really about Hazel but about my unborn child in her belly.

Heaven knows how long I have asked to have a child to carry in my hands. A child I would watch grow. A child who will eventually take after me when I someday die.

And I was ready to sacrifice my life for the life of Hazel and m