Mia's POV:
I grinned. “Attractive, isn't it?” I asked. We were staked outside someone's house and yet, here I was freely flirting.
“Madly,” Jace asked, matching my grin. We waited a few more minutes before I decided to call it quits.
Jace started the car and drove away. “What was the big idea?” He asked.
“I wanted to see Zayn's natural environment,” I replied.
“You make it sound like you're trying to see how your test subject behaves in their habitat.” He turned the wheel, focusing on the road and I c****d my head. That looked good.
“Zayn is not a test subject,” I argued. “He's just a troubled kid who needs a little help.”
“Judging from the document I read, I'll say he needs a lot of help,” Jace said, his eyes still on the road. His tone was neutral and matter-of-fact.
“That's not
