Damon

I couldn’t stop now. Not when I was so close. I had to fix this.

I quickly dialed Jace’s number. My hands were still shaking. He finally picked up after several rings.

“What’s up, guy?” I said, trying to sound casual. “How are you?”

“I’m fine. What do you want?” His voice was cold and distant.

This wasn’t the Jace I knew. Something was wrong.

“Are you busy?” I asked carefully.

“If I were, I wouldn’t have answered. Get to the point.”

“Aria called me,” I said, diving right in. “She told me she hurt you. She asked me to beg you on her behalf.”

“I’m done with her,”...