I try to calm Jace down a little by pressing myself against his chest, but his muscles are ready to burst. "What do you want here?" asks Jace, like the alpha. But Carter is not intimidated in the slightest, the two of them stare into each other's eyes and I have the feeling that one of them is about to lose his composure.

It will definitely be Jace, for sure. The footsteps on the stairs and the honking of Megan's car are my signals to finally leave. To perhaps calm Jace down a little, I give him a kiss on the cheek before I go out the front door. "When...