Jace felt like he had heard enough. How much more could he take? He was yet to recover from the first bombshell, and now another one had just dropped. From the look of things, this one would be worse.
The tension hung thick in the air between Jace and Gabriel. Both men were rooted to the floor. They didn't say anything, they just stared at each other with clenched jaws, then back to the expectant face of Stephanie.
Jace ran a hand over his hair in frustration while Gabriel stood with his hands on his hips. The weight of what was about to come pressed heavily on their shoulders, and for a moment, neither could find the right words.
Then Jace looked over at Gabriel. Their eyes locked for a second, they seemed to be communicating with each other through their eyes, by there was no mindlink
