#Chapter38

The coffee shop had been full when Jace and I had arrived. The sun was just starting to set, and it was almost empty now.

"So, all this time. Hunter had been protecting you from Nichole?" Jace's face was tense with concentration.

I nodded slowly.

He sighed. "I can't believe I didn't figure it out sooner. I always wondered why he always came to me and asked me to help you whenever you were in trouble, instead of doing it himself. I could see that asking me killed him but he did it anyway."

I gasped, breathing suddenly became really hard.

"You mean all this time-" My eyes were...