“Oh, I don’t suppose that you must fear about that,” Jace says earlier than I can reply.

All of us flip to him. He has already completed all of the meals on his plate, whereas I haven’t even began consuming but. Jace notices this, and factors in the direction of my plate.

“You should eat,” he pronounces.

“I’m undecided if I can eat after every little thing that occurred in the present day,” I reply, quickly thrown off by the change in subject.

“That’s precisely why that you must eat. Meals is sweet for the soul. Our our bodies are genetically wired to attach meals with a sense of security. As a result of nobody sat down on the savannah to eat whereas being chased by a lion. We solely ate after we knew that we had been protected. And that genetic wiring nonetheless stays. So after we eat, our physique interprets that to imply that we’re protected, and responds accordingly.” Jace factors to my plate once more. “So, consuming will make you are feeling higher.”

A surprised snort rips from my chest. With each mirth and astonishment swirling inside me, I smile and shake my head at Jace. “Oh look, Mr. Public Service Announcement is again once more.”

He laughs and shakes his head at me as nicely. Then he leans in and steals a fast kiss from my lips. “Simply eat.”

“Alright, I’ll,” I reply as he pulls again once more. “When you clarify what you meant by your ‘I don’t suppose that you must fear about that’ remark.”

A scheming glint shines in his eyes as he meets my gaze. “You gained’t be needing a bodyguard anymore. Not ever.” Leaning again nonchalantly in his seat, he glances to my mother and father as nicely. “Actually, come tomorrow, none of you can be needing a bodyguard.”

Confusion pulses throughout my mother and father’ options. The identical confusion swirls inside my chest as nicely, and I frown at Jace.

“What does that imply?” I ask.

“It means?—”

His telephone rings, chopping off his phrases.

With that sly smile nonetheless on his lips, he pulls out his telephone and solutions the decision.

“Eli,” he says.

Shock pulses by me.

“You’re all right here?” he says into the telephone. “Nice, I’ll be proper down.”

After ending the decision, he abruptly stands up and pushes his chair again in. I scramble to my ft as nicely. My mother and father do the identical.

“Wait,” I blurt out. “The place are you going?”

He pauses. Sliding a hand by my hair, he leans down and slants his lips over mine. I can really feel the depraved smile that spreads throughout his mouth as he whispers a sentence that makes my soul flutter.

“I’m going to point out folks what occurs after they dare to the touch one thing that belongs to me.”

46

JACE

Blood runs down the aspect of my bat and drips on the bottom as I stroll. My palms and forearms are stained crimson, and blood is splattered throughout my face as nicely.

My brothers flank me as we stride out of the constructing that was Gregor Doyle’s headquarters. Kaden is casually twirling a knife in his hand whereas Rico continues to be holding a gun. Eli’s palms appear to be they’ve been dipped in crimson. I spin my bat, resting it in opposition to my shoulder as we stroll.

Behind us, the constructing is on fireplace.

“Nicely, that ought to do it,” I remark.

Eli and Rico chuckle whereas Kaden flashes me a depraved smirk.

I slide my free hand into my pocket and pull out my telephone. Then I name our father. He solutions after solely two alerts.

“You’re carried out?” he asks by the use of greeting.

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