Jace
I couldn’t sleep, no matter how hard I tried. Every time I closed my eyes, I saw them - Aria and Damon - together, kissing.
I kept scrolling through our photos on my phone. Pictures of Aria smiling at me. Pictures of us being happy. All lies.
How could she do this to me? Why? What did I do wrong that made her betray me with my best friend?
This betrayal felt like a knife twisting in my chest. First my father. Now her.
I stared at my phone screen, my jaw clenched. Everyone who betrayed me would be punished. I’d start with my father. Then her.
I got out of bed, stripped off my clothes, and headed to the bathroom. When I looked at myself in the mirror, I barely recognized the man staring back.
Dark circles under my eyes. Dull skin. I looked exhausted and broken.
I turned on the s
