LYRA'S POV
I felt tempted to tell him to piss off but everyone's eyes were on me.
Instead, I muttered a quick hi and begrudgingly unbuckled my seatbelt, shifting to the middle.
Jasper leapt into the car, and sat beside me with a smirk on his face. When he was safely locked in, Ace started the car.
The atmosphere was strained as we dived on to the road with music blasting through the stereos. I was trying my hardest to ignore Jasper who was all I could think about at the moment.
Having him this close brought a lot of conflicting feelings, most of which the mate bond imposed on me and others I'd rather not have.
Thankfully, everyone seemed to have a swell time in the car, shifting the attention off me as they discussed Rowan's impending marking with Aurora.
Jack couldn't shut up
