JADE
"Why do you want to know?" I snapped, a sudden wave of defensiveness sharp in my chest.
"Because I want to be the perfect boyfriend for her." His voice dropped, taking on a quiet, grounded weight that caught me completely off guard.
My heart did a nervous, erratic flip. Shock and a strange prickle of panic flared inside me, but there was absolutely no way I was going to let him see that. I wasn't about to entertain this nonsense.
"Don't waste your time, Captain. She doesn't feel the same way about you." I forced a cool, discouraging edge into my tone. "And besides, isn't Isabella your girlfriend?" The question slipped out before I could stop it. It shouldn't have mattered to me, but a sudden, tight curiosity gripped me, demanding to know the truth.
He stood up, stretched, and the
