CYNTHIA' s P O V

‘‘His mom recently remarried, and her new husband has a daughter...’’ Stef explained, raising her gaze to me.

‘‘What? If that’s the case, then they are not related by blood!’’

‘‘Still, she’s his stepsister…’’ she said, and I rolled my eyes. ‘‘I tried to call him a few times but he didn’t want to pick up his phone!’’

‘‘Maybe he’s guilty…’’ I scoffed, downing the rest of the wine.

‘‘Jace would never do that to me…’’

“He already did, Stef! Not only once, not only twice, but many times!’’ I hissed, throwing my hand dramatically.

‘‘You’re making things worse, Cynthia…’’ She made a cute little...