“It’s a great dress by the way,” he said casually as he took her hand and pulled her towards his Ute. “Not great enough,” she muttered under her breath, allowing Jace to help her into the passenger seat. “You’re making it incredibly hard to behave myself,” Jace whispered against her neck, as he buckled her in before heading over to the driver’s side. “You’re not planning on murdering me and leaving my body in the woods, right?” Isabelle asked with an eyebrow quirk. “Because that would probably ruin my birthday.” Jace broke out in a huge smile, his nerves starting to fade away. “Damn, you’re onto me!” “Just be warned that I took a Tae Kwon Do class once, and I know how to break your ribs.” Jace smirked. “Once?” Isabelle shrugged. “I was obviously the fastest learner and didn’t need

