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Chapter 89

Author: Ruthy Ideas
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JACE

I hadn’t even stepped fully out the damn door when I saw her standing there, arms crossed, her jaw locked, eyes sharp enough to slice through, still clinging to my skin.

“Explain.”

One word. One goddamn word, and my chest went tight. I froze, my body still humming from Nina’s scent, from the heat that hadn’t even cooled off my skin yet. My brain ran through excuses, something, but nothing sounded sane.

“Kate—” I started, but she cut me off like a blade through rope.

“Don’t you fucking ‘Kate’ me, Jace,” she snapped, stepping closer, her boots crunching against the wet gravel outside Nina’s house. Her voice had that tremor — not weakness, just rage dressed as control.

“You think I didn’t see you? I saw you sneaking in here, saw your goddamn car parked a block down like a coward.” I clenched my jaw, shoved my hands into my pockets just so I wouldn’t punch the wall.

“It’s not what you think.” Lie. I hated how easily it left my mouth.

“Oh, really?” she fired back, eyes narrowing. “S
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