POV: Elena
The strange thing about Jace's reaction to Aiden was that he never mentioned it again.
Not during the drive home after lunch. Not during dinner. Not even later that evening when we accidentally crossed paths in the kitchen while looking for something to eat. He acted as though the conversation outside the library had never happened, which should have been a relief.
Instead, it irritated me.
The entire situation was ridiculous. Jace had no right to care who I spent time with. Our engagement wasn't real, our relationship wasn't real, and the ring on my finger existed because he had blackmailed me into wearing it. Yet somehow, his reaction kept replaying in my head. Every time I remembered the way his jaw had tightened when I mentioned Aiden, I found myself smiling.
I hated th
