Abandoned By My Mate
“Just... let me try. Let me show you that I’m not the same man who pushed you away.”
Clara watched him for a long moment. She looked into his eyes, it was genuine, raw, made her heartbeat skip.
“What are you asking me for, Jace?”
He stepped closer, close enough that she could see the faint scar above his brow from an old training injury. “A date. One real date. Not in secret, not as some pack formality. Just you and me. No expectations. No pressure. Just a chance.”
Clara opened her mouth, closed it again. She studied him, then finally said, “Let me think about it.”