As Katrina hurried down her steps, she could hear Jace’s car behind her. When she was suddenly grabbed from behind, she immediately moved to thrust him off, only to be met by Collin’s gaze. Her breath caught for a second, and she exhaled to recover. Katrina glanced around for any sign of Jace and saw him approaching. Quickly, she grabbed Collin’s hand, intending to pull him away from there. But Collin, who had also seen Jace, refused to leave. Rather, he took her hand instead and stood there until Jace came to them. Jace glared at their locked hands, and he fired a darkened gaze upward. “Let go of her,” he demanded. “I should be saying that to you,” Collin fired back, drawing Katrina a little closer. “She’s my girlfriend, not yours,” he told him. A loud snort escaped Jace. “In your

