Mariettad's POVThat's a joke,” Joel smiled, winking at me playfully.“It’s so good to see my brother smiling, and all lively. Very unlike him,” Jace commented, turning toward me with curious eyes. “What did you do to him?”“Nothing,” I answered quickly, my voice soft but nervous. I wasn’t ready to let my emotions betray me. Not here, not in front of him.“Why do I find that hard to believe?” Jace mused. “My brother never touches women, never trains them, and he never—smiles.”My eyes widened. What? I couldn’t believe it. Joel, the same man who challenged me, teased me, and just kissed me by accident was apparently that rigid?“I don’t understand,” I murmured before I could stop myself.Joel continued eating calmly, unbothered by his brother’s words. That quiet confidence almost made the teasing worse, because it meant Jace wasn’t lying.“And should I tell you a secret about him?” Jace leaned forward, waving for the maids to clear out.Once they’d stepped back, heads bowed, he whisper
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