Jace was still not sure of how the conversation went because she suddenly stood up and left without saying a word; he was wondering why she left without saying a word. He placed his hand on his head and heaved a sigh of worry; there was so much going on at the same time. Just when he thought of making his feelings known to Liana, Shayla tried to tell him that she was not going to let go of him no matter how hard he tried.

He stayed in the restaurant for a while before he finally decided to leave.

When he left, he drove back to the house with...